A number of countries are involved in the aid effort as tens of thousands of people remain homeless after Hurricane Dorian.
Herve Verhoosel, spokesman for the UN's World Food Programme, said the needs"remain enormous".
He added:"Evacuations are slowly taking place by ferry, as hundreds of residents reportedly flee daily."Red Cross spokeswoman Jennifer Eli said:"Our relief operation is growing, but we are also facing serious challenges in terms of delivering aid. "Even search-and-rescue choppers haven't been able to reach some people because there's no place to land. These challenges are affecting everyone."
On Friday Dorian, which hit the Bahamas as a category five storm but is now a category two, pounded parts of North Carolina. There were no reports of serious injury there but about 200 people are in shelters and almost 60,000 homes without electricity.People in Marsh Harbour are fleeing the aftermath of the hurricaneIt was 215 miles southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, by 4pm Saturday , according to the US National Hurricane Center.
When it hits Nova Scotia later on Saturday, it is expected to weaken, bringing winds of 85mph and up to seven inches of rain.
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