Dorian hits Bahamas with 165 MPH winds, possible 23-Feet Storm Surge

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US President Donald Trump says "we don't evem know what's coming at us" as he receives a briefing at Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) on Hurricane Dorian. He added, "All we know it's possibly the biggest. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a Category 5." The monster Category 5 storm has made landfall in the Bahamas' Abacos islands with winds gusting over 220 mph, reports the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Dorian, tied as the most powerful storm to hit land anywhere in the Atlantic, battered the Bahamas inflicting colossal damage to property and infrastructure across the chain of islands. Bloomberg's Stuart Wallace reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, killing at least five people and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the U.S. coast, where more than a million people were ordered evacuated.

At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas in what officials have described as a "historic tragedy." The downgraded Category 4 hurricane has battered the region for over 30 hours, triggering massive flooding.

Hurricane Dorian has weakened to a Category 3 storm as it moves towards the east coast of the United States after wreaking havoc on the Bahamas. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern examines the storm's expected path and the potential cost of insurance losses on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

The city of St. Augustine in Florida is experiencing impacts from Hurricane Dorian, which is now threatening the US east coast, moving north towards the states of Georgia and South and North Carolina.

Hurricane Dorian unleashed flooding and heavy winds along the southeast coast of the United States before heading off into the Atlantic. It's current track has the storm reaching Canada's Nova Scotia next.

Officials in the Bahamas have listed some 2,500 people as missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Meanwhile, the White House said it was not planning to give islanders temporary protected immigration status.

More than 1,300 people are missing after a recent hurricane, but the Bahamas is now expecting another major storm. The UN has said climate change is responsible.

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