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Photo Gallery >>> BEIJING, Sept.12 (Xinhuanet) -- Hurricane Florence knocked out power to about 25,000 homes and businesses in Bermuda, the mid-Atlantic British island, on Monday, according to Bermuda's electric company.
"No reports of major damage have been received," Bermuda government spokeswoman Beverly Lottimore said in a telephone interview. "There are downed trees, as (it) is normal with any hurricane. Essentially, the hurricane has moved across the island."
The eye of Florence, the second hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, was churning northwest of Bermuda, which was spared a direct hit by the eye, forecasters said, adding hurricane-force winds extending up to 110 km from the center could cause substantial damage.
About 18,000 people were without power at 4:15 p.m.(8:15 p.m. GMT), down from about 25,000 earlier Monday, the Royal Gazette, Bermuda's only daily newspaper, reported on its Web site.
Bermuda Electric Light, a unit of Belco Holdings Ltd., hoped to have all its main circuits back up by Monday night, the newspaper reported.
The government dropped a hurricane warning after the hurricane surged past the island.
Bermuda, a wealthy holiday destination and international financial center that is home to about 65,000 people, called up 200 troops and placed 250 more on standby for possible deployment after the storm. Enditem
(Agencies)
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was positioned at  35.8 N 63.9 W, at 11 p.m.  ( - 4 hr), with maximum winds blowing at 85 mph and gusts of up to 105 mph. The hurricane is moving in a north-easterly direction at 18 mph and is showing signs of weakening.

The government of Bermuda has discontinued the Tropical Storm warning it issued only after it 
blew away window panes, glasses and roofs. No deaths have been reported though there are reports of minor injuries. The hurricane has knocked out power supply to thousands of people.

The Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO) expects the restoration of supply to be complete in few days.