Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas battered by 'monster' storm

Monday, September 02, 2019 — updated on August 22, 2020 - 4 min read

This satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Hurricane Dorian as it approaches Puerto Rico in the Caribbean on August 28, 2019. The most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding. PHOTO | JOSE ROMERO | NOAA/RAMMB | AFP

By BBC

The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding.

Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm, has sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h).

Michael: made landfall in Florida last year, causing 59 deaths and about $25bn (Sh2.5 trillion) in damage. It was the strongest storm to make landfall in the US in 26 years and only the fourth hurricane of this category to have hit the country.
Maria: in 2017, it devastated the island of Dominica, where it was responsible for 31 deaths, before causing widespread destruction in Puerto Rico as a category four hurricane. A study said nearly 3,000 people had died there as a result.
Irma: also in 2017, made seven landfalls, four of which were category five, across the northern Caribbean Islands, before making landfall in the Florida Keys as a category four storm. It was one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes on record and caused 47 deaths in total
Matthew: in 2016, it was a category five storm that later made landfalls in Haiti, Cuba and Grand Bahama Island as a major hurricane. It was the deadliest hurricane in more than a decade, with 585 deaths, more than 500 of them in Haiti alone