It's a monster that moves slowly, but inexorably. Dorian, whose strength has strengthened to the point of being re-evaluated in Category 4 hurricane Friday, is advancing to just under 20 kilometers / hour to the Bahamas. The speed of its winds, it is incommensurate with the speed of movement, since gusts of up to 215 km / h are feared on the very tourist archipelago of the Caribbean, which should be struck Sunday. Then the hurricane, irretrievably, will continue its devastating route and should hit the American coast Monday at the end of the day.
In the meantime, it is the Bahamas that are preparing for the disaster. "Those who do not want to evacuate are in great danger," said Prime Minister Bahamas Hubert Minnis on Friday. "I beg you: do not be foolish and do not try to brave the hurricane," he said, adding that the disaster "could put lives at risk." Regional Weather Services warned residents to prepare for "catastrophic damage".
"Better to evacuate and not finish victim, rather than stay and put your life in danger"
The climate phenomenon, threatening to become an "absolute monster" in the words of US President Donald Trump, must still gain power and "remain a hurricane extremely dangerous" when approaching the coast of Florida, a priori late afternoon Monday, says the American NHC. 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."
"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, "he added.
Florida, consisting mainly of a peninsula in the southeastern United States, is on the front line every year during the hurricane season. 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. Some started evacuating to areas deemed safer, but the majority of them were waiting, Dorian tending to change course and moving at 17 km / h.
The Donald Trump Golf Club potentially on the Dorian Pass
The latest projections saw him reach the eastern coast of Florida at the seaside resort of West Palm Beach, which Dorian was Friday distant about 900 km. This is where Donald Trump owns his famous golf club Mar-a-Lago, which he calls his "Winter White House". This geographic proximity provided the former Prime Minister of Canada the opportunity for a spike to the Republican billionaire. "I'm dreaming of a frontal (hurricane) strike against Mar-a-Lago," Kim Campbell said, recalling that Donald Trump denied climate disruption.
On site, residents were instructed to store water, food and possible health treatments to keep at least a week. The state of emergency has been declared in Florida and in a dozen counties in the state of Georgia. This measure makes it possible to better mobilize the public services of the State and to resort if necessary to the federal aid. "Georgia is also on the way, Georgia could also be affected," warned Donald Trump. According to a relief coordinator, 12,000 soldiers are currently in Florida pending the arrival of Dorian.