Hurricane Dorian Kills At Least 5 in the Bahamas; US Coastline Braces for Impact

By Staff, Agencies

Hurricane Dorian, a Category 3, was at a virtual standstill over the Bahamas early Tuesday, where at least five people died on the Abaco Islands because of the powerful storm.

The "destructive" Dorian is "unprecedented and extensive," Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said on Monday.

Homes and businesses are completely destroyed and the country is inundated with an extraordinary amount of flooding, he added.

Meanwhile, US officials are bracing for a similar fate as the monster storm next targets the coasts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.