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After Bermuda, hurricane Bill heads toward US
 Hurricane Bill, after causing flooding and power cuts on Bermuda, has prompted tropical storm warnings for coastal Massachusetts as it moved on a path off the US East Coast. In Bermuda, a 20 square mile (53 sq km) island British territory and a center for the global insurance industry, the storm mostly spared the pink-sand shores. Residents of Bermuda on Saturday mostly stayed off the streets overnight as the Category 2 hurricane charged by more than 200 miles (320 km) to the west, Reuters reported. No casualties were immediately reported and damage appeared to have been minimal. The island's airport was due to reopen later on Saturday. The hurricane was forecast to pass offshore of the coast of New England in the US late on Saturday and approach Nova Scotia in Canada on Sunday. A warning was issued on Saturday for parts of the Massachusetts coast, including the island of Martha's Vineyard, where President Barack Obama and his family were due to start a weeklong summer vacation on Sunday. Bill was the first Atlantic hurricane this year after a quiet start to the season that runs from June through November. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-23 |
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