MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday (Sep 2), peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with ...
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday , peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with floodwater while creeping toward the US coast, where more than a million people were ordered evacuated.
A Reuters witness staying in the hotel at the Abaco Beach Resort on the island of Great Abaco said winds had torn off the shutters and part of the roof, and the site was surrounded by a lake of water. At the White House, staff members on Monday reviewed hurricane planning with state and local officials. President Donald Trump is being briefed hourly, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said.Strong gusts and high surf were already being reported along Florida's east coast as the hurricane was about 105 miles from West Palm Beach, the centre said, adding that Dorian would come dangerously close to the state on Monday night through Wednesday evening.
Among those being evacuated was Sue Watson, a 93-year-old resident of a retirement community in Kissimmee in central Florida. American Airlines said airport operations had been suspended at seven airports in Florida and the Bahamas, and a travel alert issued for more than 20 airports including in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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