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Hurricane Nicole has hit Bermuda, tearing roofs from buildings and uprooting trees, before moving out into the Atlantic Ocean.

It had weakened from a Category 4 to a Category 3 storm, but still had maximum sustained winds of more than 125mph.

Teams are out clearing roads and repairing buildings and power lines.

Image source National Hurricane Center

Image source National Hurricane Center

Last week Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of Haiti, killing hundreds of people.

Bermuda’s PM Michael Dunkley told Reuters: “At this point, there is no indication of any loss of life or serious injuries.”

“Nicole is now racing away,” said James Dodgson, deputy director at the Bermuda Weather Service.

“There has been a bit of sunshine trying to poke through.”

Although the impact of Hurricane Nicole was less than feared, there has been some damage to the island’s infrastructure, daily newspaper The Royal Gazette reported.

Some walls and roads had collapsed, it said, and some boats had been smashed.

Schools and government offices in Bermuda were closed on October 13 and airlines canceled flights as Hurricane Nicole approached.

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Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it nears the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.

The eye of the storm is expected to pass over eastern islands of the Bahamas overnight.

A hurricane warning is in effect for much of Bahamas that could see winds of up to 115mph.

The NHC says hurricane Joaquin, the third of the Atlantic season, could affect the US East Coast by October 4.

Photo ABC News

Photo ABC News

It warned that Joaquin “could become a major hurricane” by October 2. It picked up considerable strength on September 29, after being upgraded from a storm to a category 3 hurricane, on a scale of five, in only a few hours.

Geoffrey Greene, a senior forecaster with the Bahamas Meteorology Department, said he was “very concerned” about some of the smaller islands in Joaquin’s path, such as San Salvador, Rum Cay and Cat Island, which all have small populations.

Officials in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, states badly affected by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, warned residents should begin making preparations.

Virginia’s Governor, Terry McAuliffe, has declared a state of emergency in response to heavy flooding earlier in the week, and because of what he called “a serious threat to life and property” from Joaquin.

A White House spokesman said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was following the progress of Joaquin and preparing in case it made landfall in the US.