⁍ Hurricane Paulette knocked out power lines in much of Bermuda.
⁍ Swells reached as far as the east coast of the United States.
⁍ Soldiers started road cleanups at 3 p.m. to ensure there was at least one working lane on every major road.
– Hurricane Paulette battered Bermuda today with heavy rains and winds, knocking out power to more than 25,000 people, Reuters reports. The storm, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was moving north-northeastward at 15mph, and was expected to hit the island as a Category 1 storm tomorrow. It was moving toward the east coast of the US at 12mph. Swells from the storm were hitting parts of the Leeward Islands, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the east cost of the US, according to the National Hurricane Center. Meanwhile, another hurricane, Sally, was headed toward the Gulf Coast on Monday. Another hurricane, Sally, was headed toward the Gulf Coast on Monday. With islanders staying inside, there were no immediate reports of damage. But a spokesperson for BELCO, the local electricity company, said 25,222 customers out of 36,000 lost power. It was only partly restored in the afternoon. Ann Botelho, one of the residents who lost power, said lights went off just before 8am local time and did not return until about 5pm. ‘The back side of the storm is always the worst,’ she said in reference to heavy rains.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-paulette-bermuda/hurricane-paulette-lingers-over-bermuda-knocks-out-power-for-most-islanders-idUSKBN2653J8