 "Hurricane Dorian toll climbs to 30, says Bahamas prime minister Hubert Minnis; authorities warn that final figure will rise")
Nassau (Bahamas): The 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.
The Bahamian Prime Minister has said that the storm caused “generational devastation.”
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The United Nations claimed as many as 70,000 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 on Thursday night with strong winds and driving rain, bringing dangerous storm surge.
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