MIAMI, Florida — Hurricane Ernesto lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds Saturday, leaving much of the British Atlantic Ocean territory without power before continuing on its path toward eastern Canada.
The hurricane, which hit Puerto Rico earlier this week, was 'inching away from Bermuda ' but still creating powerful tropical storm conditions as of Saturday evening, according to the US-based National Hurricane Center.It made landfall at 5:30 a.m. local time packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, the NHC said.
The storm had left nearly 26,000 customers without electricity, Bermuda's power firm Belco reported, or more than 70 percent of its customers on the island with a population of 64,000.Images on social media showed downed trees blocking roads, power lines damaged by the storm's high winds and flooded roads.
Without Power As Ernesto Exits Bermuda
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