Man dies after being hit by falling tree as Storm Boelo batters Britain

A man has died after being hit by a falling tree during Storm Boelo. The horror happened near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland at around 10.30am on Sunday. Police Scotland said the man, who was in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Mid Kelton. A spokesman said: "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course." It comes after Met Office weather warnings were put in place for much of the UK as the deadly storm brought strong winds and heavy rain.

Travellers faced chaos as dozens of flights were cancelled at airports across the country. Edinburgh Airport had 81 cancelled flights and has reported 11 flights diverted to other airports since the start of the weather warnings on Saturday. Some flights were diverted from landing at Leeds Bradford Airport and others were cancelled. An airport spokesperson thanked customers for their patience, adding: “We appreciate that this is a challenging situation.

Our teams are working in very difficult conditions to support passengers as best they can.” Meanwhile, a car collided with a fallen tree In Huddersfield, West Yorks., and a broken yacht washed ashore at Loch Long, north-west of Glasgow, on Saturday afternoon. Met Office warnings are in place across the UK for high winds – with gusts of up to 85 mph in parts of the country. High rainfall totals have also been recorded in the Scottish Highlands with Cluanie Inn receiving 130mm and 111mm in Affric Lodge.

An amber alert for wind is in place until 9pm tonight. All of Scotland is covered by the Met Office weather warning and the town of Largs was completely submerged by water at high tide. Business owner Toni Dawson said the water was at its “highest level ever”. Footage showed floodwater coursing around the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, on Sunday. Staff at its Thai restaurant Tha-Tien-Thai shared a video of their kitchen over-run by water with the caption: “There is nothing left.”

It closed its doors for the foreseeable “due to larger flood restoration than originally planned”. Scottish government ministers and officials have gathered this afternoon to discuss the "ongoing impact" of the storm. A statement released by the Scottish government says that while conditions may ease later today, there's potential for adverse weather to return in the coming days. Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says people should keep up to date on the impact the conditions are having in their local area.

Transport Scotland's Stuart Wilson adds: "The weekend of storms has brought challenges across the transport network and, in some cases, there will be significant recovery work required before we have the network back to normal." The storm eased to the east on Sunday evening after pummelling northern parts of the UK.