Sandy Storm Attack Bahamas

Sandy current storm struck Cuba (Photo: AP)

NASSAU - Hurricane Sandy struck the Bahamas with winds and heavy rains. Earlier, the storm left 21 people dead in several Caribbean territories.

When attacking the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy forcing terrorist trial in a military base Guantanamo, Cuba postponed. The storm has the power to category 2 on Thursday (25/10/2012).

Nine reported dead in Haiti and one in Jamaica due to Hurricane Sandy. But in Cuba, large-scale storm that left 11 people dead.

Now the storm begins to enter the territory of Nassau, Bahamas with a cross between Cat Island and Eleuthera. While wind speeds estimated at 160 kilometers per hour. Velocity slightly decreased 27 kilometers per hour as it moved toward the southwest.

Chairman of the Bahamas Red Cross said Caroline Turnquest, approximately 20 shelters opened on the island of New Providence. "Most people realize that this is serious," he said, as quoted by the Associated Press on Friday (10/26/2012).

While the impact of this storm has been felt in Acklins Island with uninterrupted power supplies rumored. While some roads began to close the water, after heavy rains.

Sandy storms expected to pass through the central and northwestern Bahamas on Friday. Chance of tropical storm raises badi coastal Florida, Upper Florida Keys and the Gulf by Saturday (10/27/2012). 

Source:  The Associated Press

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