In its French version, Business Insider has published pictures of Hurricane Durian, which struck the Bahamas, causing severe material and human damage, leaving at least seven dead and destroying thousands of homes.
The paper featured a number of images highlighting the power of the hurricane, taken by astronauts, showing spectacular scenes of the hurricane.
In addition to the deaths, the cyclone destroyed more than 13,000 homes, according to a preliminary assessment released by local authorities and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Tuesday.
According to the US National Hurricane Center, "the rotation is still very dangerous," although the intensity of the hurricane dropped to three degrees on the scale "Sapphire-Simpson," from four degrees.
Hurricane Durian, described by President Donald Trump as "terrible," is one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic, with an average wind speed of 240 kilometers per hour.
Numerous photos and videos showed Dorian's devastation on Earth, while astronauts on board the International Space Station have documented impressive images of the hurricane.
| Eye of Hurricane Dorian (European) |
French astronaut Thomas Pesci took pictures of the hurricane through a panoramic observation point at the International Space Station called Coppola.
A three-minute and 12-second video clip posted by the International Space Station website on its social networking site Twitter;
LIVE NOW: Tune in for live views of #HurricaneDorian captured by high definition cameras outside the @Space_Station. Watch: https://t.co/8nPhbG3IFg - NASA (@NASA) September 3, 2019 |
"You can feel the power of a hurricane when you look at it from above," said astronaut Nick Hague, who filmed the eye of the hurricane.
The eye of #HurricaneDorain. You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above. Stay safe everyone! pic.twitter.com/yN3MGidY3N - Nick Hague (@AstroHague) September 2, 2019 |
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Menes said on Tuesday the temporary death toll from Hurricane Durian had risen from five to seven, and he expected more deaths.
| Hurricane is the strongest in the Atlantic since 1935 (websites) |
In the United States, millions of people have been evacuated from the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, where Durian is expected to arrive in the coming days.
| Hurricane rotation is still very serious (networking sites) |
According to the Center - based in Miami - Hurricane Durian is equivalent to the strongest hurricane that hit the Atlantic in 1935.