Hurricane Ernesto is heading for Bermuda, having crossed Puerto Rico where it left more than half of homes and businesses without power, writes BBC.

With wind gusts of 155km/h, Ernesto has now strengthened to a category-two hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says in its latest bulletin at 03:00 GMT on Friday. It warns that Ernesto “could be near major hurricane strength on Friday”, and is expected to pass near or over Bermuda on Saturday. A dangerous storm surge with “large and destructive waves” and significant coastal flooding are expected, the NHC adds.

Bermuda is a British territory made up of 181 islands in the Atlantic ocean. Forecasters have previously warned of the role of climate change in making storms like this one more intense. Ernesto swept past Puerto Rico on Thursday night, the NHC said.

Ernesto is the fifth named Atlantic storm to occur this season.