In the US state of North Carolina, a state of emergency was declared, and in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, in addition, they began to evacuate the population from the coast. This was reported by authorities in these regions of the United States.
Florida Governor Ron Desantis also announced additional measures that the administration is preparing to take to counter the hurricane. Thus, the state government will monitor the uninterrupted supply of fuel, maintain communication lines, and are ready to provide distribution of water and food. Search teams and the military were mobilized, equipped with helicopters and special equipment, shelters were opened, where you can hide from the hurricane.
Dorian is the strongest hurricane ever to threaten the east coast of Florida, the governor’s website says. “No matter where the hurricane goes, it will still affect our staff.” We will continue to work around the clock to prepare for it. "
About one million people intend to evacuate South Carolina and Georgia, reports NBC News. The governor of South Carolina, Henry McMaster, issued an order that evacuation should begin in the coastal areas of the state from noon on Monday, September 2. These measures will affect approximately 830 thousand people.
Similar emergency events in Georgia will begin at the same time. According to State Governor Brian Kemp, during a hurricane, fallen trees and power lines, debris, and floods can block roads and leave people in some regions isolated if they are not taken out of there before.
The head of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, issued a decree introducing an emergency regime, urged residents to stock up on food, batteries and medicines and explore their evacuation routes.
“The time has come to take Dorian Hurricane seriously and start getting ready,” Cooper said in a statement posted on his website. “It can cause great damage and create dangerous conditions in our state.” I urge everyone to follow the forecast and listen to local emergency services. ”
Earlier, the US National Hurricane Tracking Center reported that Dorian had reached the Bahamas. According to service experts, he has already covered the island of Big Abaco. The center declared the situation life-threatening and urged the inhabitants of the island not to leave their shelters.
According to experts of the center, then a storm will affect the island of Big Bahama and begin to move to the borders of the states of Georgia and Florida.
Due to the hurricane, US President Donald Trump canceled his trip to Poland, where he was supposed to take part in events marking the outbreak of World War II. According to Trump, he stayed in the country to verify the thoroughness of preparation for the upcoming disaster.
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Trump later emphasized that Dorian is one of the most powerful in American history.
“It seems that our wonderful South Carolina may face a much stronger blow (elements. - RT ) than it seemed at first glance. Same thing with Georgia and North Carolina. It (hurricane. - RT) is moving and its direction is very difficult to predict. It can only be noted that this is one of the largest and most powerful (as well as covering the largest spaces) hurricanes that we have seen in recent years. Be careful! ”He wrote on his Twitter.
On Sunday, August 31, the National Hurricane Surveillance Center reported that Dorian had reached the fifth, most destructive, Saffir – Simpson category. Then it was reported that the wind speed produced by the storm reaches 257 km / h, but experts soon clarified this value, calling the maximum speed of 298 km / h, with gusts of wind up to 354 km / h.
Earlier media reported that the first victim of Dorian was a man in Puerto Rico. According to the EFE agency, he fell off the roof due to a strong gust of wind and subsequently died from his injuries.
This season, Dorian became the fourth hurricane. Of all the previous ones, only Barry, which hit Louisiana in July, caused casualties, then one person died. Last year, the southeastern United States was affected by the hurricanes Gordon and Michael, which led to significant destruction and the death of several dozen people.