With winds reaching 185 km / h, Dorian became a "major" Category 3 hurricane on a scale of 5 on Friday, as it continued to climb over the Atlantic towards the US state of Florida. that he should hit early next week.
The climate phenomenon, threatening to become an "absolute monster" in the words of President Donald Trump, must still gain power and "remain a hurricane extremely dangerous" when approaching the coast of Florida, a priori late in the day Monday says the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Donald Trump cancels his trip to Poland
In its latest bulletin at 18:00 GMT (20 hours in France), the institute has placed northwestern Bahamas in hurricane vigilance, saying that Dorian could touch the archipelago Sunday. The hurricane was Friday still about 700 km away.
Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his trip to Poland this weekend to make sure in person that "all means of the federal state are focused on the storm that happens."
"Put your safety before everything else," warns the governor of Florida
"Get ready, ready to face an event that could last several days," Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis warned on Friday. "If you are in an evacuation zone and you are ordered to evacuate, please do so, place your safety before the rest: it is better to evacuate and not finish the victim, rather than stay and put your life in danger, "added the governor.
Florida, mostly a peninsula in the southeastern United States, is on the front line of the hurricane season every year. With a very flat relief, the coastline is particularly threatened by rising water. The center of the land is also characterized by low altitudes. For the inhabitants, the main threat is therefore floods.