Hurricane Dorian reaches historically catastrophic status

Storm is battering Bahamas as a million people are evacuated in US

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People of Florida prepare for Dorian 
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Hurricane Dorian has become a “catastrophic” category 5 storm as winds of more than 200mph pounded the Bahamas.

Dorian has gusts up to 220mph, making it one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes to arrive on land. The Guardian says Dorian is the “biggest storm to hit the island chain in modern times”. CNN adds that it is “the strongest anywhere on the planet this year”.

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