Dorian can cause "potentially dead storms …

Hurricane Dorian lost power and returned to Tier 2 with sustained maximum winds of 175 km / h as it was heading northwest along the two Carolinas coast (north and south) after to have left Florida and Georgia behind. 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 "slowly" reduce its strength in the coming days, moves north-northeast at 13 km / h and is expected to turn northeast and increase speed on Friday. The CNH said it expects a turn to the northeast and, for this Friday, a faster shift to the northeast. In the planned path, the center of the hurricane should approach the coast of South Carolina and move near or on the North Carolina coast all through Friday. Then you will cross the southeast corner of New England (northeastern United States) and on Saturday you 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 enter the waters of the North Atlantic, where it should dissipate.

Dorian is now striking with strong winds and torrential rains on the coasts of the states of South Carolina and North Carolina, and authorities have warned of the risk of sudden floods and floods. The Emergency Management Division of South Carolina has warned that more than 225,000 power outages have been recorded and that it could reach about 700,000.

The National Meteorological Service warned that "the greatest potential danger is flooding and sudden flooding due to the combination of heavy rains and their prolonged duration". And CNH's meteorologists have explained that Dorian could cause "life-threatening" storms on the US coast over the next two days. As a result, the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, inhabited by nearly half a million people, asked citizens not to leave their homes unless their lives "are in danger". "Seek refuge in your home, do not go out unless your life is in danger. The wind and the rain are strong. The power lines, the trees are down. The floods closed the roads. Do not risk your life, "added the municipality from his Twitter account.

The hurricane's entry into the United States was less spectacular than expected. The Bahamas is the most affected region with, to date, a provisional record of 20 deaths and significant economic damage. 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. and the maritime ports on this island and on Abaco were not fit to receive large vessels.