Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas
By Reuters
04 September 2019 |
9:30 am
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.
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