国际英语新闻:UNGA president voices solidarity with Hurricane Dorian victims
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces has expressed solidarity with the victims of and those affected by Hurricane Dorian, which has wreaked havoc in the Bahamas in the Caribbean.
Espinosa, in a tweet Monday, regretted the destruction and devastation caused by the hurricane in the Bahamas, which has so far caused five deaths and left at least 20 people injured.
She said the situation is being very closely monitored and urged the international community to stand ready to help.
Within the past few years, the Bahamas had been severely affected by at least three major hurricanes, all category four storms or above.
The impact of Hurricanes Joaquin (2015), Matthew (2016), and Irma (2017) on the Bahamas had been reported by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to cost approximately 820 million U.S. dollars.
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