Hurricane Ernesto, a Category 1 storm, makes landfall in Bermuda
Residents of Bermuda, a small enclave in the British Atlantic, braced themselves as Hurricane Ernesto made landfall early on Saturday.
At six in the morning on Saturday, the broad category 1 storm, which had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), was directly over the affluent area. Significant coastal flooding, a hazardous storm surge, and powerful gusts were all warned about by the US National Hurricane Center.
It stated that Bermuda should expect to get between 6 and 9 inches (150 and 225 millimeters) of rain. It stated, “This rainfall will probably cause significant, potentially fatal flash flooding, especially in the island’s low-lying areas.”
Authorities in the affluent British territory had closed the airport and halted public transit on Friday night in anticipation of the storm.
Hurricane Ernesto poses a major threat to our community, according to Michael Weeks, Minister of National Security. “One should not treat this storm lightly.”
The entire land area of the 181 little islands that make up the archipelago of Bermuda is about the size of Manhattan.
It is unusual for a hurricane’s eye to make landfall in Bermuda, said AccuWeather. It was mentioned that just 11 of the 130 tropical storms that have passed within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of Bermuda since 1850 have made landfall prior to today.
It’s not easy,” remarked 60-year-old Andrés Cabrera, who lived without power or water in a seaside community in North Carolina.
He couldn’t afford solar panels or a generator, like many others on the island. According to Cabrera, he is just depending “on the wind that comes in from the street” for assistance.
Officials stated that they intended to bring 90% of Puerto Rico’s approximately 1.5 million consumers back online by Sunday, but they did not specify when full power restoration would occur.
36 of the 152 important infrastructure areas that were previously without energy are now powered, according to Juan Saca, president of Luma Energy, a private business that manages the island’s power transmission and distribution. These locations are being prioritized for improvement.
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