Hurricane Dorian weakened but still strong enough to damage southeastern U.S. coastline
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Hurricane Dorian, which swamped the Bahamas earlier this week, was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday local time.
But it's now heading north towards the southeastern coast of the U.S. and is forecast to cause heavy damage there too.
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 this killer storm.
Hurricane Dorian did weaken but it's still potent,... threatening coastal communities in the U.S.
Georgia and the Carolinas have geared up against possible floods and heavy winds.
In fact, four states including North Carolina have declared states of emergency.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday that Hurricane Dorian had been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as of 11AM local time.
Its maximum windspeed is now around 175-kilometers-per-hour.
According to CNN, over 210-thousand properties lost electricity in just Georgia and the Carolinas.
AP reported that two people died while preparing for the storm in Florida and North Carolina.
Dorian is expected to affect neighboring states including Virginia and Maryland with tropical winds and torrential rain until Friday morning.
The Bahamas,... devastated by the storm earlier on Monday, is now in deep shock and sorrow.
Bahamas authorities have confirmed that at least 20 people dead, with the death toll expected to rise.
It's estimated that almost half of the homes on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama have been destroyed by the storm.
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