Wind could ground big balloons in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New York City’s big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday amid strong winds that could potentially ground the giant character balloons, which have caused mishaps and injuries in the past when gusts have blown them off course.
Hurricane cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths reported
After the Category 3 storm passed by Bermuda, 28,000 customers on the island remained without power in the morning.
Bermuda readies for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto to pass by
Officials expected tropical storm-force winds to begin whipping at Bermuda in the morning and warned that hurricane-force gusts would probably last until early Thursday.
Forecasters warn Hurricane Humberto could cause rip currents off U.S. coast
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto will bring large swells to the northwestern Bahamas and southeastern U.S. coast for several days.
A spokesman for the country's emergency management agency says he expects the list to shrink as it is checked.
The government has estimated that up to 10,000 people from the Abaco islands alone will need food, water and temporary housing.
At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm in the Southeastern U.S. and one in Puerto Rico.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told reporters Friday morning that rescue teams are ready as soon as they can move in.
Emergency officials have fanned out across stricken areas to track down people who were missing or in distress. Crews are clearing streets and setting up aid distribution centers.
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