Panah Press | Monday, 26 October 2026

Two storms, named “Auston” and “Bolo,” swept across parts of northern Europe over the weekend, causing fatalities, widespread power outages and travel disruptions. According to international media reports, two men died in the United Kingdom after trees fell on them, while several people were injured in other European countries.

In the UK, a 60-year-old man died after a tree fell in south-west Scotland. Another man in his twenties died in north London when a tree fell on his car. Two women were also injured by falling trees in central Scotland and taken to hospital.

Wind speeds in Argyll and Bute, in western Scotland, reached 135 kilometres per hour. Fallen trees and electricity poles blocked roads and railway lines. According to the UK’s Energy Networks Association, more than 800,000 homes experienced power cuts at various points during the storms. By Sunday evening, around 90,000 homes were still without electricity.

In France, electricity company Enedis said that at the height of Storm Auston on Saturday, around 288,000 homes were without power. By Sunday afternoon, nearly 59,000 homes, mainly in Normandy and Brittany, remained without electricity. In the French city of Lille, a marathon runner was also injured by a falling tree. Reports described the runner’s condition as not life-threatening.

In Germany, the storm cut power to around 10,000 homes in Freiburg and surrounding areas. The city’s main hospital restricted its services to emergency cases because of the power outage and disruptions to telecommunications networks. Two people were also seriously injured when scaffolding collapsed during an autumn market in Nastätten. In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, falling trees injured four people.

The storms also led to the cancellation or rerouting of hundreds of flights across northern Europe. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport cancelled dozens of flights, while train, ferry and road transport was disrupted in several areas. Severe wind, dangerous waves and flood warnings were also issued in parts of the UK. Authorities have urged the public to take safety advice seriously.

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