Video Shows Tropical Storm Isaias Battering Turks and Caicos

Strong wind and driving rain caused by Hurricane Isaias lashed Turks and Caicos overnight on July 30-31.

The former tropical storm was upgraded to a hurricane over the period, the National Hurricane Center said.

This video, shared by Savitri Daniel, shows trees blowing as wind gusts batter the island.

The National Hurricane Center warned that “potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides” were possible across the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti, Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas. Credit: Savitri Daniel via Storyful