The Canadian government has recommended Canadians avoid non-essential travel to St. Lucia due to Tropical Storm Dorian, which is gathering strength and could turn into a hurricane.
, as much of Barbados closed ahead of the storm’s landfall.
- Read the latest on the storm: Dorian heads toward Windward islands
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a warning for Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, amid expectations the Windward Islands would receive total rain accumulations of three to eight inches.
Forecasters said Dorian could affect Puerto Rico and its neighbours later in the week.