Five confirmed dead in hurricane-ravaged Bahamas: PM

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Destroyed trees are seen near houses in Central Pines in Marsh Harbour on Abaco Island in the Bahamas on September 2, 2019 – Monster storm Dorian came to a near stand-still over the Bahamas, prolonging the agony as surging seawaters and hurricane winds made a shambles of low-lying island communities and spurred mass evacuations along the US east coast. (Photo by Ramond A King / FACEBOOK / AFP) 

PORT SAINT LUCIE, United States (AFP) —  Hurricane Dorian is confirmed to have killed at least five people in the Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Monday as the storm stalled over the island chain, unleashing catastrophic wind and rain.

Addressing a news conference at the National Emergency Management Agency in New Providence, Minnis described the storm as an “historic tragedy” for the archipelago.

The Abaco islands on Sunday received the full brunt of Dorian, which was continuing Monday to batter Grand Bahama further to the west.

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