"Dorian" gains strength and threatens "catastrophic" damage – Together

The people of Florida and Georgia were preparing for the imminent arrival of Dorian in the southeastern United States on Monday as a Category 4 hurricane, having intensified in the Atlantic with no obstacles in the way of road.

Models of his career show that he arrived in the southeastern United States between Monday and Tuesday, although it is not clear exactly where. Projections estimate that it will then blow with winds of 250 km / h, the equivalent of Category 4, out of a maximum of 5.

The governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, declared the state of emergency in 12 counties of the coast, a day after the neighboring state of Florida had done the same with the whole of its east coast.

Kemp said the storm "could have catastrophic effects on citizens" on the southeast coast of the country.

"I wish to urge our citizens to be ready to mobilize very quickly," he said at a press conference.

"We still do not know much about the trajectory of the storm."

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis insisted on Thursday that all residents be prepared for the impact of a major hurricane.

"All Floridians must have a plan, do not wait until it's too late," he writes. Twitter.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he would cancel a trip that he planned to perform in Poland due to the threat of hurricane. "It seems like the storm could be very, very big," he said.

Queues in supermarkets and gas stations

In Florida, counties set up Thursday distribution centers sandbags to be installed at the doors of floodplains. Long queues were already visible to buy groceries.

Local television showed off-the-shelf shelves and queues at central Florida service stations.

In Miami, shelves of water and canned food in supermarkets were running out of space and the atmosphere was a little frenetic.

Two Argentineans whose basket was filled with water bottles said it was their first hurricane and did not want to take any chances.

"You never know," said Magdalena Gomez, 57. "They are pointing out to you and know that nothing is happening, but I am very obedient.If they tell me to go buy some water, I 'm going, I' m sure. buy everything. "

The Home Depot building supplies store lacked wooden planks, which residents use to cover windows before a hurricane arrives.

"People already have experience, they come from Florida, they do not take any risk," said a shop badistant. AFP.

In Miami Beach, the tourist barrier island in front of Miami, Ocean Drive Street – which normally vibrates with tourists – was unnaturally quiet. The art deco restaurants that gave him his personality had empty tables, but the stores still did not block their doors or their windows.

Cristina Grand, a 55-year-old Miami resident who lives with her family in a flooded area across from Miami Bay, said she was not preparing for the eviction because she had survived several hurricanes.

"We have already spent so much that I prefer to spend it at home. (…) With (hurricane) Irma, we were 10 days without light …", he recalls.

South Florida was hit in 2017 by Irma, a Category 4 hurricane that severely damaged the keys. Last year, North Florida was devastated by Michael, arrived with category 5.

After sweeping Puerto Rico Wednesday night without causing damage, Dorian shot in the ocean 535 km east of the Bahamas, with sustained winds of 140 km / h, according to the National Hurricane Center (bulletin NHC). ) of the 21.

In Puerto Rico, people were relieved to be saved from the threat of the hurricane, which was to be the first hurricane to hit this Caribbean island since the destruction of the monstrous Maria two years ago.

Cynthia Zak Report