Hurricane Lee Lashes Bermuda

BERMUDA – Hurricane Lee unleashed strong winds on Bermuda bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and sea swells knocking out power to more than four thousand customers.

The Bermuda Weather Service says winds have steadily increased overnight as Lee crept closer to the island as a category-one hurricane

President of the Bermuda electric light company said the gusty winds are causing outages, many of which are due to foliage and debris hitting wires which causes the wires to come into contact and trip circuits.