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Hurricane Fay Batters Bermuda; Thousands Left without Power, Airport Flooded

Hurricane Fay brought down power lines, damaged buildings and uprooted trees as it passed over Bermuda Sunday morning. The ferocity of the storm, which escalated quickly on Sunday morning, took many Bermuda residents by surprise.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 82 years,” Spanish Port resident Charles Rebello told the Royal Gazette. “I thought it was going to be an ordinary wind, but it turned into much more. Trees were bent double. All kinds of trees were coming down. It’s going to take me weeks to clean it up.”

According to Bermuda Electric Light Company, around 27,000 customers were without power Sunday morning.

The company has asked residents to withhold calls for several hours so that crews can restore power as quickly as possible.

The Royal Gazette reports that the terminal building of LF Wade Airport has experienced major flooding. Though runways are open for emergency flights, most flights have been on 'rolling delays' and passengers aren't being allowed through the airport.

Several roads on the island are blocked due to downed trees and debris and officials are urging residents to stay off the roads until crews are able to clear them. Two cruise ships that were scheduled to dock in Bermuda today have been delayed.

The island archipelago of Bermuda has 65,000 inhabitants and enforces strict building codes to ensure that homes and buildings can withstand bad weather, the Associated Press reports.

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