Alicia Cook

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rescuers have begun to reach areas of the Northern Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian , with aerial shots of a trail of destruction show.

PM Hubert Minnis , said Some areas was decimated, as the Death Toll rose to at least 20.

The Hurricane -Land on 1. September and the abused, the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama , in the North of the archipelago, for Two Days .

Dorian has moved from the North and The Eastern U.S. coast, threatening.

meteorologists, it could landfall on the coast of South or North Carolina on Thursday.

Although The Hurricane weakened to a category two Storm with maximum winds of 105mph (165km/h), it has become larger in the area.

What is the damage in the Abacos and Grand Bahama is?

Mr Minnis said The Bahamas was facing "one of The Greatest national crises in the history of Our Country ".

Late on Wednesday,

Lia-head-Rigby, who runs a relief group and flew over to the Abacos, the said before, its representatives had told her that there were "a lot more dead".

"It is total devastation. It is decimated. Apocalyptic," she told the Associated Press (AP) news Agency.

aerial images of the Abacos, including the port town of Marsh Harbour, was for mile after mile of destruction, with roofs, scattered debris, overturned cars, containers, and boats torn down, hide, and high water levels.

"There is Nothing Left in most of Marsh Harbour," said Alicia Cook , who evacuated from the area. "People are panicking: plunder, plunder. it's just not the way everyone goes out. "

Bob cornea also spoke to the BBC in the capital, Nassau, after being evacuated from Marsh Harbour. He said he and his wife took refuge on the second floor of your Son 's house.

"water up to the neck. It remained that way for two or Three Hours . My Son . he has left us and we got more security.

"We have to Storm through all types of vertebrae, all types of thunderstorms: never everything that is bad. I mean, it was like we were in The Middle of The Ocean . This is what it looked like. Waves of water crash over us. Frightening. Absolutely frightening. "

opposition leader Philip Brave Davis described the scenes from a flight over the Islands as a "terrible sight".

parts of The Bahamas will receive rain of up to 35in (89cm).

"inter-active" Refer to the extent of the flooding in Abaco Islands, caused by Hurricane Dorian To Dorian Before Dorian

The Situation on Grand Bahama is less clear, as Dorian moved late on Tuesday after nearly Two Days of hard, cutting many channels of communication.

Most of the rescue work was done on an Ad Hoc basis by the locals with boats and jet skis, but it was slowed by flooded roads, fallen trees and underwater debris.

the Rescue teams "were beginning to get on the ground," the National Security Minister Marvin Dames said on Wednesday, according to AP.

Mr Minnis said: "Our priority at This Time , the search, rescue and recovery. It will help all of us as a caring Government , Church, businesses and individuals, the lives of our people. "

the people have taken to post to the Social Media lists of those who you have lost contact with during The Storm .

The International Red cross fears 45% of the houses on Grand Bahama and the Abacos - about 13,000 properties were severely damaged or destroyed.

around 60,000 people in need of food aid and clean water, UN officials say.

A card from the Finnish satellite companies ICEYE showed the extent of the flooding on Grand Bahama :

Dorian hit the US?

said Dorian was located about 115 miles (about 185 km) East of Jacksonville Florida and about 180 miles South of Charleston, South Carolina .

The Storm is Moving 9mph (15 km/h) would travel parallel to the Florida and Georgia coasts through Wednesday night, then, "near or over" the coasts of the Carolinas through Thursday and Friday, it said.

The NHC warned, there is a risk of life-threatening Storm surges for coastal areas North of Port Canaveral in Florida all the way to the North Carolina -Virginia border was in place.

Dorian is expected to weaken over the next couple of days, but it is still a powerful hurricane.

Is Climate Change making hurricanes worse?

scientists cannot say whether or not Climate Change is the increase in The Number of hurricanes, but those who do not pass are likely to be stronger and more destructive, because of our warming climate, says BBC weather-Tomasz Schafernaker .

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