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Ernesto hits Bermuda as Cat 1 Hurricane; Major power outages & flooding
HAMILTON, Bermuda- Ernesto passed over Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, August 17, 2024, causing major power outages and flooding.
USVI: WAPA achieves 95% power restoration on STX, 94% in STT/St John
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Water and Power Authority on Saturday, August 17, 2024, continued efforts to restore power across the territory following the impact of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
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Majority of Public Offices reopened after TS Ernesto- PS DaBreo-Lettsome
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Sharleen S. DaBreo-Lettsome, MBE has reported a majority of offices within the Public Service have fully reopened, providing services to the public following the passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
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Riteway staff trapped in store during TS Ernesto
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) has been reliably informed that staff members of Riteway in Pasea Estate in Road Town, were stuck at the building during the passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
FEMA deploys over 200 personnel to USVI for Post-Ernesto recovery
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced the deployment of Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs) and other personnel to the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
UPDATE: No internet; Staff without water & electricity forced BVITB closure- Source
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- A senior source, speaking to our News Centre on condition of anonymity, has revealed different reasons why the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITB&FC) headquarters in Port Purcell remained closed today, August 15, 2024.
Ernesto heading toward Bermuda as Category 1 Hurricane
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hurricane Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane over the coming days as it travels northwards toward Bermuda, having already left the Virgin Islands without power on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
Gov't offices to close tomorrow except essential services
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All government offices will be physically closed tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14, 2024, except essential services, due to Tropical Storm Ernesto.
TS Ernesto: ‘Prepare for potential outages’- BVIEC
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) has been alerted to prepare for potential loss of electricity due to Tropical Storm Ernesto forecast to impact the Virgin Islands this evening, August 13, 2024.
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Airports among closures today due to TS Ernesto
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The three airports in the Virgin Islands will be closed later today, August 13, 2024, as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches the Virgin Islands (VI).
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