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| Hurricane Dorian: aerial footage reveals extent of devastation in Bahamas – live news | Hurricane Dorian: aerial footage reveals extent of devastation in Bahamas – live news |
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| Florida Senator Rick Scott encouraged people in the state to take calls to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s approach seriously. | |
| “If you’re in an evacuation zone, you need to evacuate and don’t wait until the last minute…don’t take a chance.” | |
| .@SenRickScott on preparations for Hurricane #Dorian: “If you’re in an evacuation zone, you need to evacuate and don’t wait until the last minute…don’t take a chance.” pic.twitter.com/dK9imHknTk | |
| Hello readers, West Coast reporter Kari Paul here to keep you updated on hurricane news for the afternoon. Stay tuned for more. | Hello readers, West Coast reporter Kari Paul here to keep you updated on hurricane news for the afternoon. Stay tuned for more. |
| It’s been a dramatic day despite Hurricane Dorian moving so slowly, because the scale of the catastrophe in the Bahamas is only now being revealed for a shocked world to witness. | It’s been a dramatic day despite Hurricane Dorian moving so slowly, because the scale of the catastrophe in the Bahamas is only now being revealed for a shocked world to witness. |
| And also, Dorian has been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane, something over 100 miles from Florida’s Space Coast this hour, but it is expanding in size and is still a serious threat to northern Florida and up along the Carolinas coast. | And also, Dorian has been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane, something over 100 miles from Florida’s Space Coast this hour, but it is expanding in size and is still a serious threat to northern Florida and up along the Carolinas coast. |
| In recent hours: | In recent hours: |
| The National Hurricane Center warned that Dorian is speeding up again and heading for the south-eastern US, with storm surge flooding the greatest threat at this stage, for the Carolinas. | The National Hurricane Center warned that Dorian is speeding up again and heading for the south-eastern US, with storm surge flooding the greatest threat at this stage, for the Carolinas. |
| Parts of the Bahamas have been utterly destroyed and the aerial footage emerging is shocking and heart-wrenching. | Parts of the Bahamas have been utterly destroyed and the aerial footage emerging is shocking and heart-wrenching. |
| Queen Elizabeth, head of state in the Bahamas, a commonwealth realm, has sent official commiserations after the Bahamian government lamented the terrible disaster to hit the archipelago nation. | Queen Elizabeth, head of state in the Bahamas, a commonwealth realm, has sent official commiserations after the Bahamian government lamented the terrible disaster to hit the archipelago nation. |
| Dorian, which had been stalled, devastatingly, over Grand Bahama, finally shifted away this morning and began creeping, first at 1mph, now, by afternoon, at 6mph, towards the US coast, in the direction of northern Florida. | Dorian, which had been stalled, devastatingly, over Grand Bahama, finally shifted away this morning and began creeping, first at 1mph, now, by afternoon, at 6mph, towards the US coast, in the direction of northern Florida. |
| I’m handing over to my west coast colleague, Kari Paul, now. | I’m handing over to my west coast colleague, Kari Paul, now. |
| Bahamian flooding | Bahamian flooding |
| Here’s another batch of satellite images showing before and after Dorian inundation in the Bahamas, as reported by CNBC. | Here’s another batch of satellite images showing before and after Dorian inundation in the Bahamas, as reported by CNBC. |
| And there are some new maps from the Weather Channel, as the hurricane, now category 2 but expanding in size and therefore threat of storm surge flooding for the US south-east coast, heads for Florida. | And there are some new maps from the Weather Channel, as the hurricane, now category 2 but expanding in size and therefore threat of storm surge flooding for the US south-east coast, heads for Florida. |
| #Dorian has picked up speed and is now moving NW at 6 mph. It is expected to move near or over the Carolinas sometime late Thursday.Hurricane watches and warnings have been extended northward, and a tropical storm watch is now in effect for parts of coastal Virginia. pic.twitter.com/iKx2FY2JWu | #Dorian has picked up speed and is now moving NW at 6 mph. It is expected to move near or over the Carolinas sometime late Thursday.Hurricane watches and warnings have been extended northward, and a tropical storm watch is now in effect for parts of coastal Virginia. pic.twitter.com/iKx2FY2JWu |
| The hurricane is now moving north-west at 6mph. Dorian is about 125 miles east-south-east of Cape Canaveral, according to the National Hurricane Center. | The hurricane is now moving north-west at 6mph. Dorian is about 125 miles east-south-east of Cape Canaveral, according to the National Hurricane Center. |
| Winds are at a sustained speed of 110mph. The storm surge warning has been extended northwards to Surf City, North Carolina. | Winds are at a sustained speed of 110mph. The storm surge warning has been extended northwards to Surf City, North Carolina. |
| The storm surge Watch has been extended northward to Duck, North Carolina, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. | The storm surge Watch has been extended northward to Duck, North Carolina, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. |
| A hurricane warning has been issued from Savannah River to Edisto Beach, South Carolina, and from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. | A hurricane warning has been issued from Savannah River to Edisto Beach, South Carolina, and from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. |
| What was a hurricane warning from around Vero Beach to Jupiter, Florida, has been downgraded to a tropical storm warning. And south of Jupiter, there is no longer a tropical storm warning. | What was a hurricane warning from around Vero Beach to Jupiter, Florida, has been downgraded to a tropical storm warning. And south of Jupiter, there is no longer a tropical storm warning. |
| New Watches and Warnings Issued Along the Southeastern United States Coast. Rain and Wind Threat also Increasing For Portions of Virginia Coast and Southern Chesapeake Bay. Here are the 5 PM Tuesday Key Messages for #Dorian. For More Info See: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/yBpORo5H9O | New Watches and Warnings Issued Along the Southeastern United States Coast. Rain and Wind Threat also Increasing For Portions of Virginia Coast and Southern Chesapeake Bay. Here are the 5 PM Tuesday Key Messages for #Dorian. For More Info See: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/yBpORo5H9O |
| So, Mar-a-Lago’s off the hook. FYI. | So, Mar-a-Lago’s off the hook. FYI. |
| Shocking aerial images | Shocking aerial images |
| The footage coming out of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas shows extraordinary damage, really dreadful. | The footage coming out of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas shows extraordinary damage, really dreadful. |
| We have been informed aid is on the way, from the US, the United Nations and other bodies, but clearly it can’t come soon enough, and access is going to be a nightmare. What a tragedy unfolding, truly a disaster. | We have been informed aid is on the way, from the US, the United Nations and other bodies, but clearly it can’t come soon enough, and access is going to be a nightmare. What a tragedy unfolding, truly a disaster. |
| Overwhelming the sight of total destruction in #Abaco. Simply devastating. #Bahamas #Dorian pic.twitter.com/p17VIKBFy9 | Overwhelming the sight of total destruction in #Abaco. Simply devastating. #Bahamas #Dorian pic.twitter.com/p17VIKBFy9 |
| Dorian | Dorian |
| Deadly spiral | Deadly spiral |
| Florida’s Space Coast is largely evacuated but, nonetheless, NASA has posted this extraordinary video to Twitter, via the Kennedy Space Center, showing the deadly, destructive Dorian when it was squatting and spinning mercilessly over the Bahamas before finally easing away very slowly - toward the US. | Florida’s Space Coast is largely evacuated but, nonetheless, NASA has posted this extraordinary video to Twitter, via the Kennedy Space Center, showing the deadly, destructive Dorian when it was squatting and spinning mercilessly over the Bahamas before finally easing away very slowly - toward the US. |
| We stitched together this video from our @NASA #Goes satellite to show how #HurricaneDorian spent 24 hours in nearly the same location— causing widespread devastation in the #Bahamas. pic.twitter.com/rkXwokcOYz | We stitched together this video from our @NASA #Goes satellite to show how #HurricaneDorian spent 24 hours in nearly the same location— causing widespread devastation in the #Bahamas. pic.twitter.com/rkXwokcOYz |
| This aerial footage, hat tip to CNN, is utterly sobering. The scale of the catastrophe in the Bahamas is clearly only just beginning to unfold for those of us observing from afar. | This aerial footage, hat tip to CNN, is utterly sobering. The scale of the catastrophe in the Bahamas is clearly only just beginning to unfold for those of us observing from afar. |
| Queen Elizabeth, queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, shared her condolences with the Governor-General of the Bahamas, an independent commonwealth realm since 1973, a little earlier today. | Queen Elizabeth, queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, shared her condolences with the Governor-General of the Bahamas, an independent commonwealth realm since 1973, a little earlier today. |
| As head of state, she sent the message from herself and her husband. | As head of state, she sent the message from herself and her husband. |
| “Prince Philip and I have been shocked and saddened to learn of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, and we send our sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives following this terrible storm,” the statement from Buckingham Palace began. | “Prince Philip and I have been shocked and saddened to learn of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, and we send our sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives following this terrible storm,” the statement from Buckingham Palace began. |
| “At this very difficult time, my thoughts and prayers are with those who have seen their homes and property destroyed, and I also send my gratitude to the emergency services and volunteers who are supporting the rescue and recovery effort.” | “At this very difficult time, my thoughts and prayers are with those who have seen their homes and property destroyed, and I also send my gratitude to the emergency services and volunteers who are supporting the rescue and recovery effort.” |
| South Carolina beaches under threat | South Carolina beaches under threat |
| Extensive beach erosion already causing problems ahead of #Dorian at Isle of Palms at Breach Inlet side. Our beaches are ready weakened. Pic by Ginger Sutton. @scdhec @NWSCharlestonSC #chswx pic.twitter.com/hgbgz2Vb92 | Extensive beach erosion already causing problems ahead of #Dorian at Isle of Palms at Breach Inlet side. Our beaches are ready weakened. Pic by Ginger Sutton. @scdhec @NWSCharlestonSC #chswx pic.twitter.com/hgbgz2Vb92 |
| The National Hurricane Center reports that Dorian continues to move away from the Bahamas, towards Florida, and high winds are being experienced in the state. | The National Hurricane Center reports that Dorian continues to move away from the Bahamas, towards Florida, and high winds are being experienced in the state. |
| These are likely to get stronger over the next 24 hours. | These are likely to get stronger over the next 24 hours. |
| 3 PM EDT: Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Update on #Dorian, as tropical storm force winds are now occurring along the Florida east coast. See https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb for more information. pic.twitter.com/uFKnXiJlDB | 3 PM EDT: Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Update on #Dorian, as tropical storm force winds are now occurring along the Florida east coast. See https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb for more information. pic.twitter.com/uFKnXiJlDB |
| Dorian | Dorian |
| Rip tides | Rip tides |
| There are more folks out on the beach in Florida than one might imagine when a hurricane is bearing down. | There are more folks out on the beach in Florida than one might imagine when a hurricane is bearing down. |
| But the US National Weather Service is reminding the public about some of the dangers that can’t be seen until you’re in the grip of them. | But the US National Weather Service is reminding the public about some of the dangers that can’t be seen until you’re in the grip of them. |
| If you get caught in a #RipCurrent, STAY CALM. As illustrated by this green dye in a rip current; it will pull you away from shore. If you try to fight the rip current & swim against it, you will just get worn out. Instead - swim parallel to the beach! https://t.co/TtgOsoLzlm https://t.co/mA1p1oTYNm pic.twitter.com/ctnEjZdLRV | If you get caught in a #RipCurrent, STAY CALM. As illustrated by this green dye in a rip current; it will pull you away from shore. If you try to fight the rip current & swim against it, you will just get worn out. Instead - swim parallel to the beach! https://t.co/TtgOsoLzlm https://t.co/mA1p1oTYNm pic.twitter.com/ctnEjZdLRV |