'Dorian' leaves severe damage in the US and now goes to Canada

ATLANTIC BEACH / MIAMI.

Once he sky cleared and the water level low, the residents of the Outer Banks Islands, in North Carolina, began to evaluate the damage caused by the hurricane Dorian, that now head to Canada.

Steve Harris has lived in the island of Ocracoke for most of the last 19 years. Exceeded eight hurricanesbut he said he never saw one that caused so much devastation in its community, a very popular area among tourists for its virgin beaches that can only be reached by boat.

We thought this was going to be a normal hit, ”said Harris, a semi-retired contractor.

But the damage is going to be serious this time. This is a flood of biblical proportions, ”he added.

The governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, said around 800 people stayed on the island to wait for Dorian.

The meteor touched down on Friday morning in weakened Outer Banks, far from being the monster that devastated the Bahamas earlier this week with winds of 295 kilometers per hour and left 43 dead.

But even with category 1, it caused storm surge that flooded the first floors of many homes.

There is significant concern for the hundreds of people trapped on the island of Ocracoke, ”Cooper said.

Harris lost his car because of the storm and his air conditioner was damaged, but said he is happy because his apartment is on a third floor and is insured.

Of the 11 homes in its complex, seven were flooded.

The governor said Friday night that the authorities were not aware of seriously injured in the island chain.

Residents who needed temporary accommodation were being transferred to a shelter in the mainland, he added.

Heading to Canada

While, Dorian It was still generating winds with tropical storm force in southeastern Massachusetts as it moved towards eastern Canada.

At dawn on Saturday, the storm vortex was about 233 kilometers southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and about 660 km southwest of Halifax, in Nova Scotia.

The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) provides tropical storm winds in parts of southeastern Massachusetts and hurricane conditions in Nova Scotia.

The cyclone, with category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of a total of 5, will maintain its movement to the northeast until Sunday, according to the NHC, based in Miami.

The agency estimates that later, this Saturday or Sunday, the center of Dorian It should pass southeast of the southeast corner of New England and then move through Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

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