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Tropical storm threatens Bermuda
Bermuda braced itself for a potential hurricane last night as tropical storm Florence picked up strength and headed towards the North Atlantic island.
By yesterday evening, Florence was around 500 miles south of Bermuda and moving north-west at about 13 mph.
With gusts reaching up to 70 mph, forecasters warned that Florence could become a hurricane as it nears Bermuda, and the island’s government urged its 65,000 residents to take precautions.
“The public is encouraged to stock up on normal hurricane supplies and to secure their homes, lawn furniture and any other loose items which could be affected by high winds,” said Derrick Burgess, the island’s minister of public safety.
Yesterday, islanders hurried to install storm shutters on their houses and haul yachts on to beaches. The island’s only airport was boarded up and is not expected to re-open until Tuesday.
One local, mechanic Paul Henderson, 53, recalled 1987’s devastating Hurricane Emily as he stocked up on batteries.
Source : http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1433422.ece