Hurricane Humberto knocked out power lines in Bermuda on Wednesday night, plungi...
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Hurricane Humberto knocked out power lines in Bermuda on Wednesday night, plunging nearly the whole Atlantic archipelago into darkness, as the storm whipped the British territory with powerful winds and heavy rain.
More than 28,000 homes and businesses had lost electricity by early evening, according to electricity company Belco. Flights were canceled and some residents in the capital, Hamilton, covered windows with wooden planks and metal sheeting.Bermudan officials warned residents to stay off roads and prepare for possible tornadoes as the hurricane picked up forward speed and weather conditions worsened.
The storm packed 120 mile-per-hour winds and picked up speed during the afternoon, moving at 20 mph . Humberto was a Category 3 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the NHC said.
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