Hurricane Dorian: slow-moving storm batters Bahamas – live updates
Islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama flooded by walls of water after Dorian came to catastrophic daylong halt
- Full story: five confirmed dead in Bahamas
- ‘It’s vicious’: terrified Bahamians wait for Dorian to pass
The latest news is that Dorian is actually shifting. Almost imperceptibly perhaps, but the hurricane is on the move, traveling northwest at 1mph.
This news will bring a small sigh of relief for the Bahamas. But as the storm moves away we will begin to hear more details about what has actually happened in the islands and the terrible destruction the tempest has wrought there.
#Dorian is finally moving! Northwest at 1 mph— we need it to get away from Grand Bahama and stay this far from the east coast of Florida. Winds kicking up where I am in Jupiter as wind field expands. pic.twitter.com/txiKETFt8a
Here’s a latest, very clear map from the Guardian of the path of Dorian over the Bahamas.