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What is the cost of a storm?
Storms like Boelo, which left thousands without power, incur significant costs. These include emergency service deployment, repairing damaged infrastructure like power lines and roads, and economic losses from businesses being unable to operate. The total cost can run into millions of pounds for each major weather event across the UK.
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