The U.S. states of Florida, Georgia, Carolina and Virginia have declared state of emergency as the unpredictable Hurricane Dorian careens towards the country's southeastern coast. /VCG Photo

Millions of people are reportedly under mandatory evacuation orders in the southeastern states. Residents along the coast brace for the hurricane by reinforcing their properties with wood panels, sandbags and plastic covers. /VCG Photo

Supermarkets are emptied as people get food and water supplies. A shopper encounters empty bread shelves at a store while buying supplies in Kissimmee, Florida, August 29. /Reuters Photo

Residents fill sandbags at a free fill station in preparation for Hurricane Dorian in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, September 2, 2019. /VCG Photo

Men board up a business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Cocoa, Florida, September 1, 2019. /Reuters Photo

Dorian makes a landfall as a Category 5 storm on September 1, 2019 on Grand Bahama Island, claiming at least five lives and tying the record for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to come ashore. A local resident checks to see how many inches of water occurred at Hood Landing boat ramp before Hurricane Dorian in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 2, 2019. /VCG Photo