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Bermuda residents were streaming through grocery stores and service stations on Friday in search of ice, batteries, fresh water and - in many cases - breakfast.
"We sold out for breakfast," said Tredick Gorham at the Supermart. "People didn't have an...
DATE: Oct 13, 2001
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The Salvation Army Emergency Housing Complex was expecting a record number of tenants as a result of Thursday night's storm.
To their surprise it did not happen. But, says manager Hugo Mayers, some good news could be lurking behind the figures.
"I th...
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The big storm which lashed the Island on Thursday first came to the attention of weather forecasters on Tuesday.
A low pressure area began to develop to the south of Bermuda on Wednesday that was along the front that passed through the Island on Sund...
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The freak storm which ripped across the Island overnight on Thursday caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to boats.
Mariners said the winds were as destructive as Hurricane Emily in 1987, the most devastating storm in recent memory, and ...
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Passengers onboard the Norwegian Majesty said yesterday they had mixed experiences on board the liner during the storm, but were all happy to be spending an extra day in Bermuda.
The ship was hit by drama on Thursday when it broke its moorings at Ord...
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Stevedoring Services management had their hands full yesterday when Hamilton Docks workers decided they would not break standard practice and strip a container without the presence of Customs officers.
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Michael Dunkley sai...
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The Nordic Empress - which spent Thursday night being slammed against King's Wharf in Dockyard after twice losing her bow line in gale force winds - is due to leave the Island today with her passengers on board.
And shipping sources said the 1,500-pa...
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While most people were bunkered down in their homes on Thursday night listening to the howling winds in search of the end of the storm, a group of City of Hamilton workers were already hard at work cleaning up the city.
Twelve city workers took to th...
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While most of the stores in Hamilton remained closed yesterday, there was one surprising item that was flying off the shelves in the Phoenix Stores - sea sickness pills for passengers on the cruise ships.
The store opened as usual at 8 a.m. with most...
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Some people hoping to leave Bermuda on Thursday night aboard the aborted British Airways flight to Gatwick had to wait until after midnight to be taken to hotels after taxis failed to show at the airport.
British Airways staff resorted to transportin...
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