The Bahamas still count the dead by Dorian Pass | Chronic

Hurricane Dorian moves northwest along the two Carolinas coastline (north and south), having left Florida and Georgia while he was crossing the Bahamas Islands, left a an estimated 23 deaths, said the minister. of American health.

The National Hurricane Center (CNH) reported that the eye of the hurricane was in front of Cape Romain, South Carolina.

Dorian, which has devastated several Bahamian islands since last Sunday, was 95 km south of Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) and 185 km southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

The cyclone, which will reduce "slowly" its strength in the next few days shifts to north-northwest at 13 km / h and is expected to turn northeast and increase speed tomorrow.
The CNH said it expects a turn northeast tonight and Friday for the northeast at a higher speed.

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In the planned trajectory, the center of Hurricane Dorian is expected to approach the coast of South Carolina on Thursday and move near or on the North Carolina coast tonight and Friday.

This Friday, he will cross the southeast corner of New England (northeastern United States) and Saturday he will approach Nova Scotia (Canada).

The CNH warned that in the coming days, it would maintain the category of hurricanes, even if it would weaken and penetrate the waters of the North Atlantic, where it should dissipate.

Meanwhile, the US Minister of Health, Duane Sands, confirmed that the hurricane crossing across the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands had left a tentative toll of 23 deaths after the discovery of three bodies today.

After reporting the new official death toll, the minister stressed that "the numbers will be well above 23?", Reported EFE.

Today, Hurricane Dorian has hit the coastlines of the states of South Carolina and North Carolina with high winds and torrential rains, and authorities have warned of the risk of sudden and severe floods. flood, reported the agency EFE.

Early in the morning, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (Scmed) warned that more than 225,000 power outages had been recorded, adding that they could reach about 700,000 by Thursday.

The National Meteorological Service warned that "The greatest potential danger is flooding and sudden floods due to the combination of heavy rains and their prolonged duration."

"The greatest potential danger is flooding and sudden floods due to the combination of heavy rains and their prolonged duration."

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office, home to nearly half a million people, asked citizens not to leave their homes if it was not for their lives "are in danger."

"Look for shelter at home, do not go out before your life is in danger, wind and rain are strong, power lines, trees are down, floods have closed roads, do not risk your life." They added from your Twitter account.

For its part, the National Hurricane Center (CNH) reported to 12 (13 in Argentina) that the hurricane recorded sustained maximum winds of 180 km / h after leaving Florida and Georgia behind.

At that time, Dorian was 70 km south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and about 220 km south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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With regard to the Bahamas, the main problem now is to send humanitarian aid and basic necessities to the 70,000 victims, the Freeport airport, in the capital, Grand Bahama, has been completely destroyed, with the exception of a terminal. the sea ports of access on this island and on Abaco were not fit to receive large vessels.

Minister Sands explained that the priority is to rescue and provide urgent badistance to the elderly and the sick, who are transferred to islands that have not been affected by the hurricane.

The humanitarian chief of the UN, Mark LowbadHe said in the last few hours that Dorian had an impact "huge" in the Bahamas and badured that the Caribbean country "You have never seen anything of this magnitude."