Hurricane Dorian recovered devastating forces and swept the US coast

Dorian, what recovered the category 3, began to hit the southeastern coast of the United States on Thursday morning and left tens of thousands of people without electricity. The hurricane threatens to flood the lower coasts, from Georgia to Virginia, from a dangerous storm surge.

After his fatal pbad in the Bahamas, where he left widespread devastation and at least 20 deaths, Dorian has weakened considerably, from category 5 to category 2 before strengthening Wednesday night.

L & # 39; storm could keep its intensity for several days before gradually weakening towards Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center of the United States.

More than 16,800 people in Charleston County and 6,800 in Beaufort County were without electricity, according to Dominion Energy. The Berkeley Electric Cooperative reported that another 4,900 customers were out of service in Charleston County.

In a press release, Duke Energy announced that it was planning power outages in 700,000 caroline properties and had shifted resources from 23 states and Canada to respond "as quickly as possible."

More than 1,500 people visited 28 accommodation centers in South Carolina. The showers began Wednesday night in the historic port city of Charleston, located on a flood-prone peninsula. As he approached, the wind picked up louder and rained down the rain on the side, while the thunder rumbled and the electricity came and went in some places.

Although weaker, Dorian was still a force to consider. The eye of the storm, visible in the photos of the space, was at 5 am approximately 130 kilometers south-southwest of Charleston and was moving north at 13 kilometers at the hour above the sea, with dangerous winds of 185 kilometers per hour