Around 22,600 properties remain without power after Storm Boelo battered Scotland and northern England over the weekend, with the Energy Networks Association reporting damage to infrastructure that will take days to repair.

Two men died after falling trees struck them during the storm on Sunday. A man in his 20s was killed when a tree hit his car in north London. Richard Baines, a 60-year-old long-serving curator of Logan Botanic Garden in Dumfries and Galloway, also died in a tree-related incident.

The Met Office issued a yellow wind warning effective Monday evening across the west coast of England, Wales, Scotland and eastern Northern Ireland, expiring Tuesday morning. Another yellow warning for wind covered much of Scotland, parts of northern England and Northern Ireland until 23:59 on Tuesday.

Leo Slade, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association, told the BBC that sustained winds of 50-85mph across Scotland and northern England were hampering restoration efforts. "Until that weather system passes, we can't safely get engineers out to replace poles, to get wires back up," he said. Slade acknowledged that the UK power network was resilient and had received investment to prepare for such events, but said debate was needed on how much additional investment was required to mitigate storms brought by climate change.

Storm Boelo caused flooding and property damage across affected regions. Wendy McKinney, owner of a bathroom shop in Largs, North Ayrshire, described the storm as "devastating to local businesses" after her premises flooded on Sunday.

The disruption extended beyond power cuts. Schools in Scotland closed due to lack of power, heating, water or storm damage. Travel disruptions continued on Monday. Marcus Reed, operations director at a home fragrance manufacturer in Lyndal, Cumbria, said his factory and shop lost power until Tuesday evening, disrupting two days of manufacturing and distribution during the Christmas season. "This is probably the worst situation I've experienced in my time here," he told BBC Radio 4.

Storm Boelo is the second major storm to strike the UK in recent days, following Storm Austen. The Met Office advised residents to prepare essentials including torches and batteries ahead of further possible power cuts.