NEW: Hurricane Dorian has killed at least seven people on the Abaco Islands. Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis called the islands 'decimated' and said 'we can expect more deaths to be recorded.'
Hurricane Dorian lashed Florida's east coast with tropical-storm-force winds, forcing evacuations from the Sunshine State to North Carolina's Outer Banks, as the storm picked up speed Tuesday afternoon.
The U.S. may be getting a little bit lucky with respect to Hurricane Dorian, but please don’t let down your guard. As it heads up the coast, lots of very bad and unpredictable things can happen! On the other hand, the Bahamas have been devastated. We are sending crews to help! He said they have not yet been able to tour Grand Bahama Island, which fell the brunt of Dorian's power for the better part of 24 hours.
There were reports of heavy flooding in Freeport, the main city on Grand Bahama, where Grand Bahama International Airport and the city's one-story hospital are inundated with water and the main highway has turned into a river, leaving some people trapped, according to the State Department official.“We are in the midst of a historic tragedy," Minnis told reporters Monday.
The Coast Guard said helicopter crews medevaced 19 people from the Marsh Harbour Clinic to the Nassau International Airport on Monday. Dorian will then inch toward the Carolinas, possibly making landfall between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and North Carolina's Outer Banks.The heaviest rainfall from Dorian is expected to hit the coastal Carolinas, where up to 10 inches is possible.Savannah Citizens are boarding evacuation busses at the Civic Center @cityofsavannah pic.twitter.com/rB8IQ0HcAc
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