MIAMI: The Bahamas is facing a hurricane of unprecedented violence, its prime minister warned Sunday, as the monster storm Dorian roared into the low-lying island chain.
“This is probably the most sad and worst day of my life to address the Bahamian people,” the premier, Hubert Minnis, told a press conference in comments reported by the Nassau Guardian.
“We´re facing a hurricane … one that we´ve never seen in the history of the Bahamas,” said Minnis, who reportedly broke down in tears during the briefing.
According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, Dorian tied the record for the strongest ever Atlantic hurricane landfall when it slammed into the Bahamas´ Abacos islands on Sunday.