Hurricane Fiona Hits Bermuda, Move Towards Canada

Hurricane Fiona pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds on Friday as it swept by the island.

Authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools and offices ahead of Fiona. Bermuda Premier David Burt sent a message urging residents to "take care of yourself and your family. Let’s all remember to check on as well as look out for your seniors, family and neighbors.”

The Canadian Hurricane Centre also issued a hurricane watch over extensive coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Fiona should reach the area as a "large and powerful post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.”

Hurricane Fiona so far has been blamed for at least five deaths - two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic and one in the French island of Guadeloupe.

As of Friday, hundreds of people in Puerto Rico also remained isolated by blocked roads five days after the hurricane ripped into the island.