Ernesto grew stronger until he became new in hurricane category 1, as it moves north along the Atlantic threatening the coasts with winds and rains United States and Canada after hitting Puerto Rico and Bermuda.
The cyclone, which is centered on a storm surge near the southeast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland late today, is creating dangerous conditions for residents and tourists along the Atlantic coast of Canada. North Americareported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.
“Swimmers should be aware that there is a significant risk of waves and currents potentially fataland should stay out of the water if advised to do so by lifeguards,” the US agency added.
Turned into a hurricane, Ernesto passed by Puerto Rico earlier in the week, leaving more than 1,000 people without power. 600 thousand people, and on Saturday it hit Bermuda directly, knocking out power to more than 70% of users, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
The minister of Bermuda National Security, Michael Weeks, The British archipelago “survived Hurricane Ernesto without injuries or serious incidents,” the newspaper reported. The Royal Gazette.
According to the U.S. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA (NOAA), this year’s Atlantic hurricane season ―which runs from June to November― It is presented as agitated, since the high ocean temperature increases the intensity of these phenomena.
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