Dorian leaves 30 dead in Bahamas: prime minister
At least 30 deaths have been recorded in the Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Thursday.
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- Published Date: 11:00 | 06 September 2019
- Modified Date: 07:08 | 06 September 2019
The death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to 30 in the Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told American network CNN on Thursday.
Authorities had previously reported 20 dead, but have warned that the final figure is sure to be far higher.
Minnis has said that the storm caused "generational devastation."
The United Nations said more than 76,000 people in the Bahamas were in "immediate need" of aid.
Dorian, currently a Category 2 storm, was pounding the US states of North and South Carolina Thursday night with strong winds and driving rain, bringing dangerous storm surge.
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