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Governor urges residents to stay safe

Governor George Fergusson has urged the public to stay safe and keep off the roads after Hurricane Gonzalo. He encouraged residents to heed the advice from the Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO), which will offer updates on 100.1FM. “I have been v...
Oct 17, 2014
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Crowds gather to watch hurricane waves

Crowds gathered on Elbow Beach today to watch the waves from the incoming Hurricane Gonzalo. People took to the sands armed with cameras from the early morning to capture the surf. Residents were also still on Warwick Long Bay as late as 2.30pm. The...
Oct 17, 2014
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Rising winds and increasing swells

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...
Oct 17, 2014
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Noon update: Dry weather today will boost resoration efforts

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...
Oct 17, 2014
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Cruise ship cancels its trip to Bermuda on Sunday

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...
Oct 17, 2014
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Ambulances on standby at western and eastern fire stations

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 ...
Oct 17, 2014
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Drivers take to the road during storm

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...
Oct 17, 2014
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HMS Argyll ready to help, Premier says

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 ...
Oct 17, 2014
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Emergency radio now broadcasting

The Emergency Broadcast Station is now live on the air. You can tune in at 100.1 FM. Updates about Hurricane Gonzalo’s progress, impact and when the storm has safely passed will be broadcast when they become available.
Oct 17, 2014
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Gonzalo weakening ‘too late to spare Bermuda’

Satellite imagery suggests that Hurricane Gonzalo may weaken as it approaches the Island today, however the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) warns this morning that “any weakening is probably too late to spare Bermuda, with almost all of the [data]...
Oct 17, 2014
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Boaters and surfers on water ahead of storm

Residents were still out on boats just a few hours ahead of Hurricane Gonzalo’s full force hitting Bermuda. Bermuda Police Service Superintendent Martin Weekes said officers had received calls about people still being out on the water this morning a...
Oct 17, 2014
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Dockyard lashed by Gonzalo

Dockyard is being lashed by Gonzalo, with the storm’s wrath being captured on the Port Bermuda Webcam. Broadcasting live from Commissioner’s House, the footage has captured the rapidly deteriorating conditions and thrashing waves. At 5.45pm, the gr...
Oct 17, 2014
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