Winds, rains from storm Humberto lash Bahamas

Tropical Storm Humberto is slowly moving across the Bahamas.

This new storm arrives less than two weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama.

The Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert Minnis hopes further damage will be limited.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) HUBERT MINNIS, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS, SAYING:

"I've just reviewed looked at the direction of the system. The system is anticipated to stay mainly on the eastern flanks. The worst part of it, most of the rain bands on the eastern flanks as opposed to our western flanks. If it stays in that path then we would not have a great impact as one anticipate."

The National Hurricane Center confirms Humberto's winds are sustained at 50 miles per hour with higher gusts.

Up to six inches of rain is forecast.

Tropical Storm Humberto is expected to strengthen to hurricane force Sunday after it leaves the Bahamas and heads toward the U.S. East Coast.

The storm strikes as clean-up and recovery efforts from Dorian are still underway.

On a visit to the Nassau on Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was clear to the world, the Bahamas needs more help.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, SAYING:

"The financial cost of the damage caused by Dorian is not clear but it will be in the billions of dollars and the Bahamas cannot be expected to foot this bill alone."

An estimated 15,000 are homeless from Dorian and the death toll is expected to rise well past the 50 already counted.