Bermuda braced for tropical storm

Residents of Bermuda were today hauling their boats on to beaches and shuttering their homes as Tropical Storm Gert nears the archipelago.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2011 - 09:18

Residents of Bermuda were today hauling their boats on to beaches and shuttering their homes as Tropical Storm Gert nears the archipelago.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda, though the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami forecast only one to three inches of rainfall for the isolated island chain.

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