Trump at FEMA briefing Hurricane Dorian possibly the biggest
07 September 2019 |
11:08 am
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.
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