Major clean-up under way after two storms cause havoc in Britain
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Key context: <p>More strong winds forecast after Boelo and Austen bring travel disruption and flooding and kill two people</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/tell-us-have-you-been-affected-by-storm-boelo-and-storm-austen">Tell us: have you been affected by Storm Boelo and Storm Austen</a></p></li></ul><p>A major clean-up operation was under way on Monday after weekend storms caused heartache and havoc with forecasters warning of more strong winds to come.</p><p>Two men were killed by falling trees after two named storms, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/25/storm-boelo-warnings-scotland-northern-ireland-north-of-england-high-winds-uk">Austen and Boelo</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/25/storm-boelo-warnings-scotland-northern-ireland-north-of-england-high-winds-uk">struck parts of the UK</a>, bringing widespread travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and event cancellations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/26/power-cuts-storm-boelo-austen-uk">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
More strong winds forecast after Boelo and Austen bring travel disruption and flooding and kill two peopleTell us: have you been affected by Storm Boelo and Storm AustenA major clean-up operation was under way on Monday after weekend storms caused heartache and havoc with forecasters warning of more strong winds to come.Two men were killed by falling trees after two named storms, Austen and Boelo, struck parts of the UK, bringing widespread travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and event cancellations. Continue reading...
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