The World : Hurricane Rakes Bermuda

Hurricane Dean sideswiped Bermuda, ripping apart hotel roofs and washing away beaches with 110-m.p.h. winds, torrential rains and pounding surf but sparing the Atlantic resort island a crippling direct blow. There were no reports of injuries, officials said. Bermuda’s southern and western shores were hardest hit when Dean’s eye passed just 20 miles west of the island. Between six and 10 inches of rain were expected to have fallen by the time the storm had ended. The hurricane was moving north at 17 m.p.h., and forecasters said it is expected to continue in that direction, but with a gradual turn to the northeast, minimizing any possible threat to New England.