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Tourists Take Cover as Hurricane Dorian Hits St John

Tropical Storm Dorian strengthened to a hurricane on the afternoon of August 28 as it threatened the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Dorian became a hurricane near the island of St Thomas, the National Hurricane Center said.

This footage was filmed in St John, US Virgin Islands, from the St John Inn in Cruz Bay. Chris Heck, from Charlotte, North Carolina, said he took the footage at around 1.50 pm on Wednesday.

Dorian was forecast to continue strengthening over the Atlantic Ocean as it moved over the British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Credit: Chris Heck via Storyful