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“I continue to urge residents to take this very strong hurricane seriously and to keep safety uppermost in our considerations,” he said.
“As we keep an eye on conditions we owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of all agencies, public and pri...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Strong winds and driving rain started to lash homes along Harrington Sound by 4pm.
Heavy swells battered the shore and trees bent over as the winds picked up in earnest.
Steady winds were estimated to be 38 miles per hour with 50mph gusts, accordin...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Hurricane Gonzalo is now more than 300 miles away from the Island, according to Bermuda Weather Service’s noon update.
The storm is now a Category One and heading north-northeast at 25 miles per hour.
“Westerly winds will continue to decrease with m...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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One cruise ship has been forced to cancel its trip to Bermuda this weekend as Hurricane Gonzalo descends on the Island.
Norwegian Cruise Lines has altered its itinerary for Norwegian Dawn, which was scheduled to call at King’s Wharf, Bermuda, on Sund...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Police were closing off the Causeway at about 10.40am today, pushed back from the planned 10am closing.
The decision to close the bridge, which was announced yesterday after a meeting of the Emergency Measures Organisation, reflects a combination of ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Ambulances will be based at the western and eastern fire stations during and after Hurricane Gonzalo, Bermuda Fire and Rescue has said.
Two emergency medical technicians from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital are manning the vehicle in the west end ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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The Island awoke to a seemingly deserted hush this morning. A steady breeze out of the southeast delivered the occasional gust — the only hint of the biggest storm of any recent Atlantic hurricane season bearing down on the Island.
A Paget resident r...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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A motorist was apparently spotted driving as Hurricane Gonzalo was reaching its peak — despite safety warnings to stay indoors.
Governor George Fergusson shared on Twitter at about 7.30pm that a colleague had spotted someone drive by 20 minutes befo...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Bermuda Regiment soldiers today helped pluck a man from a boat being battered by heavy seas.
Members of the Regiment’s Operational Support Unit (OSU) and the airport-based Immediate Response Team (IRT) joined police and firefighters after they were ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley said this morning that Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll was heading for Bermuda to help with post-Gonzalo relief efforts.
“Argyll is a frigate the UK puts in the Caribbean during hurricane season,” Mr Dunkley told the Emergency ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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