 Strong winds from Hurricane Dean caused considerable power line damage , leaving 65 @,@ 000 residents without electricity . The winds also caused minor roof damage . In Hamilton Harbor , 20 pleasure boats were damaged or sent adrift due to the rough seas . Flooding from the hurricane damaged fifteen houses . Sixteen people were injured by the hurricane , five of the injuries were considered serious . There were , however , no reports of fatalities from Dean ’ s impact on Bermuda . Damage in Bermuda amounted up to $ 8 @.@ 9 million ( 1989 USD , $ 17 million 2016 USD ) . 
