Hurricane Dorian Likely to make Catastrophic Landfall in Bahamas

Washington: Hurricane Dorian is likely to make a catastrophic landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday as a dangerous Category 4 storm with 241 kph winds, as it was slowly making it its way across the Caribbean, while also threatening the southeastern US coast, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC). The NHC said in its latest advisory that as of 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dorian was still moving west at just 12 kph. The advisory said that the storm has remained a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 241 kph, which is just 11 kph away of Category 5. A hurricane warning was in effect for the northwestern Bahamas, with the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island likely to bear the brunt of the storm, Efe news reported. After making landfall in the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian will then head close to Florida’s eastern coast beginning late Monday. (IANS)

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