About 90,000 properties across northern parts of the UK are still without power after a weekend of stormy weather, with forecasters warning of more strong winds to come.

Two men were killed by falling trees after two named storms, Austen and Boelo, pummelled parts of the UK , bringing widespread travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and event cancellations.

On Monday morning, the Energy Networks Association, which represents operators in the UK and Ireland, said 90,000 customers were still without power.

The association’s chief executive, Lawrence Slade, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that disruption had been widespread with operators having to restore power to about 700,000 customers over the weekend.

He said Friday, Saturday and Sunday had been particularly challenging. “It certainly was a tough one.…