London Mayor Sadiq Khan has lashed out at US President Donald Trump over golfing amid Hurricane Dorian.

Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas on Sunday as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate.

Hurricane Dorian has intensified to a category 5 storm, putting thousands at risk as it approaches the US mainland.

There was brisk business in gas stations, hardware stores and supermarkets along Florida's east coast on Saturday as residents prepared for Hurricane Dorian, currently category 4, barreling their way.

As residents of Florida prepare for Hurricane Dorian, yachts are seen heading into the Miami River to be tied down.

Florida residents were bracing for a hurricane on Thursday that was threatening to smack into the center of the state over the Labor Day weekend.

US President Donald Trump reportedly suggested using nuclear weapons against hurricanes.

Dangerous Barry made landfall along the central Louisiana coast Saturday afternoon as residents braced for life-threatening rain, storm surge and winds.

Millions of residents in Louisiana on Saturday braced for Tropical Storm Barry.

The US city of New Orleans was under a storm-surge watch Wednesday along with a stretch of Louisiana coast as a tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico.