Hurricane Ernesto has turned into a tropical storm, moving away from Bermuda in the open waters of the Atlantic, earlier it hit the northeast Caribbean: tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico were left without water, and more than 23 thousand people lost electricity in Bermuda, Voice of America reported on Sunday evening, UNN reports.
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It is noted that on the eve of the maximum sustained wind speed decreased to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). The center of the hurricane was located about 140 miles (225 km) northeast of Bermuda and was moving north-northeast at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h).
The National Hurricane Center has warned of strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and significant flooding in the coastal areas of Bermuda.
Due to the large size of the storm and its slow movement, hurricane-force gusts were expected by Saturday evening, and tropical storm-force winds are expected to continue on Sunday, the Bermuda government said.
The Hurricane Watch Center has reported dangerous surf and storm surges on the east coast of the United States and Canada. It is expected that by Monday evening Ernesto will pass near the southeastern part of Newfoundland and may gain hurricane strength again, the report said.
"Ernesto is the fifth storm to be named after the company and the third hurricane to hit the Atlantic this season.
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