20 dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian threatens historic floods in Carolinas
2019-09-05 09:24:55 source：NBC News
September 5, 2019
The death toll in the Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian rose sharply Wednesday as the storm strengthened slightly and headed toward the Carolinas, where some of the worst flooding in 30 years was expected beginning Thursday.
Bahamas Health Minister Duane Sands told NBC News on Wednesday that 20 deaths had been confirmed so far and that the number was expected to rise. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis had called Dorian "one of the greatest national crises in our country's history" on Tuesday, when only seven deaths had been confirmed.
Sands said Wednesday: "We've had an absolute horrendous tragedy, numbers of lives lost, and we have not completed the door-to-door.
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