Hurricane Nicole moves away after pummelling Bermuda with wind

Hurricane Nicole has roared across Bermuda, pummelling the resort island with winds up to 115mph which snapped trees and peeled off roofs before the storm spun away into open water.

The Category 3 system also flooded homes, damaged boats that broke away from their moorings and knocked out power to more than 27,000 customers who live in the British territory, which has sturdy infrastructure and is accustomed to heavy weather.