Severe Storms Leave Thousands Without Power in UK and Germany

Eighty-Two Thousand UK Homes Lose Power as Storms Austen and Boelo Strike

Tens of thousands of homes across the United Kingdom and Germany lost electricity on Sunday, October 25, 2026, after severe weather systems battered northern Europe. According to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), 82,000 UK households remained without power early Sunday, while severe winds disrupted transport links, forced flight cancellations, and killed a 60-year-old man in Scotland when a tree fell.

Orange Wind Warnings and Transport Disruptions Across Scotland and Northern England

An orange weather alert for violent winds remained in force until 21:00 across Scotland and parts of northern England. The Met Office recorded gusts reaching 135 kilometers per hour in northern regions, triggering flooding and disrupting transport. Ferry services from Belfast to Scotland and England were cancelled, and the Belfast International Airport cancelled approximately 15 flights.

Grid Operators Reconnect Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Customers

Utility crews worked to repair damaged transmission lines following the passage of Storm Austen on Friday in the southwest, followed by Storm Boelo. The ENA confirmed that 345,000 customers had been reconnected to the grid. In Northern Ireland, a separate outage left 7,000 people without electricity around 10:30 on Sunday, according to the grid operator.