Hurricane "Melissa" Arrives in the Bahamas and orders to evacuate 6 islands
The hurricane has arrived "Melissa" To the Bahamas accompanied by With heavy winds and rain and a dangerous tidal storm, according to what was announced by the US National Hurricane Center.
Evacuation of residents and suspension of air traffic
The Bahamian government ordered the evacuation of residents from six islands out of more than 700 islands that make up the country’s archipelago, and about 1,500 people were airlifted from the threatened areas before the suspension of Air traffic.
With a continuous wind speed of about 150 kilometers per hour, it is classified as "Melissa" Now a Category 1 hurricane, the center of the storm is moving quickly toward the northeast, according to Meteorology.
It is reported that a hurricane "Melissa" It made landfall in Jamaica last Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm killed more than 30 people in the region, most of them in Haiti, and the storm also struck Cuba.
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