Hurricane Dorian weakens to Category 2, now heading towards Florida's east coast
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Hurricane Dorian, the second strongest Atlantic storm in nearly 70 years, has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane after pummeling the Bahamas.
And it's now tracking its way north.
For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Kim Da-mi.
Da-mi, give us the latest on the hurricane.
Dorian weakened on Tuesday but is now heading north-west towards the Florida coastline.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center announced on Tuesday that Dorian has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as of 11AM local time.
Its maximum windspeed now remains at around 175-kilometers-per-hour.
Over 2-million people in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are under mandatory evacuations.
According to CNN, around 27-hundred flights around Florida were cancelled.
And the state's Orlando International Airport has been shut down since 2AM on Tuesday.
Tourist parks including Disney World and Legoland were also closed on Tuesday.
After reaching Florida by Tuesday night, Dorian is expected to bring heavy winds and waves to the neighboring states of Georgia and the Carolinas until late Wednesday.
Earlier on Monday, the killer storm pounded the Bahamas, leaving 5 people dead.
Bahamas authorities said that death toll may rise.
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