At least five people have been killed by Hurricane Dorian as it continues to hit the region. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the deaths were confirmed at the north-eastern Abaco Islands. Around 13,000 houses are feared to be destroyed or damaged after the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record.
@USEmbassyNassau has begun helping victims of Hurricane #Dorian in #TheBahamas. @USCGSoutheast sent helicopters to evacuate injured from Abaco, flying back to Nassau for urgent care. Please stay informed from reliable sources, and keep safe. pic.twitter.com/GOK0pqiY7x
— U.S. Embassy Nassau (@USEmbassyNassau) September 3, 2019
Hurricane Dorian is still remaining “extremely dangerous” and is currently grades as category three which means “devastating damage will occur”.
Rescue crews will respond to calls for help as soon as the weather conditions are safe. Dorian is expected to stay in the same place until at least Tuesday morning local mine. It is expected to move close to the Florida east coast on Wednesday evening where it will then move towards Georgia and South Carolina into Thursday.
Pictures posted on social media show flooding and houses destroyed.
A desperate cry for help 😢😢😢😢#HurricaneDorian #Abaco #Bahamas Lord please help us pic.twitter.com/874BEsiB8t
— MVP (@mvp242) September 1, 2019
Hurricane Dorian’s destruction in the northwestern Bahamas (Video: Alicia Nesbitt/ FB) pic.twitter.com/yyNVZaYAVa
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) September 1, 2019
#BREAKING Update : Video of the devastation at Marsh Harbour in the Abaco Islands ,#Bahamas due to Hurricane #Dorian.
pic.twitter.com/HJB21YdKvL— Shark NewsWires (@SharkNewsWires) September 1, 2019
More than 1,300 flights have been cancelled within, to and from the US mostly due to Dorian. At least another 1,000 cancellations are expected on Tuesday.
