Hurricane Ernesto lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday, with meteorologists warning of a dangerous storm surge and floods.
Hurricane Ernesto lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday, leaving much of the British Atlantic Ocean territory without power, with meteorologists warning of a dangerous storm surge and floods.
The hurricane, which hit Puerto Rico earlier this week, made landfall at 5:30am local time (0830 GMT) packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (137 kilometres) per hour, according to the US-based National Hurricane Center.
“A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding on Bermuda in areas of onshore winds. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves,” the NHC warned.
Ernesto was expected to dump six to nine inches (150 to 225 millimetres) of rain on Bermuda.
