HAMILTON (AP) – Hurricane Igor swept past Bermuda and kept lashing at the Atlantic island with high winds and furious waves on Monday as power failures in many areas plunged people hunkered down at home into darkness.

Tropical-storm-force winds continued to hit the island even after the center of the broad storm, which had weakened to just above hurricane status, passed about 40 miles (65 kilometers) to the west just before midnight. Winds of 75 mph (120 kph) battered the island, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said gusts ranged up to 93 mph (150 kph).
By dawn Monday, the hurricane's center was about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of Bermuda and it was heading to the north-northeast at 21 mph (33 kph), the Hurricane Center reported.
A tropical storm watch was issued for the coast of Newfoundland in Canada.