2023-09-14 00:33:34
This Wednesday, Bermuda’s Minister of National Security, David Burch, reported that the country will close the airport and schools in anticipation of Hurricane Lee passing through the island.
The head of National Security indicated that “government services will operate normally tomorrow and Friday and in-person services in Government offices will resume at noon to allow teams from the different sections to evaluate and remove debris,” he noted.
Regarding the LF Wade International Airport, the minister announced that flights will be suspended starting at 12:00 tomorrow (15:00 GMT) on Thursday with the exception of British Airways flights that are expected to be able to operate.
Burch specified that public bus transportation will operate until 5:30 p.m. local time (20:30 GMT) and the ferry service will be suspended throughout the Caribbean island.
The Bermudian minister noted that “the road will remain open, and will be closely monitored by the Ministry of Public Works.”
In this context, Burch urged the population “to stay off the roads so that work crews can do the necessary cleaning and evaluations.”
Lee continues its advance this Wednesday towards the coasts of the New England region, in the northeast of the United States, as a Category 2 hurricane, and its center is expected to pass west of Bermuda this Thursday, the Center reported. National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.
On the forecast track, the center of Lee will pass west of Bermuda on Thursday and then approach the coast of New England or Atlantic Canada between Friday and Saturday.
In a wide radius, the storm surge generated by Lee is affecting sectors of the Lesser Antilles, the British and US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
Likewise, there is a risk of winds, coastal flooding and impacts of rainfall associated with this system for sectors of New England and the Atlantic coast of Canada.
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