New storm to hit Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.

A new storm is threatening the Bahamas just two weeks after Hurricane Dorian tore through part of the islands.

Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto on Friday night.

It is currently moving towards Great Abaco, one of the islands worst hit by Dorian.

About 1,300 people are missing in the Bahamas following the hurricane, while at least 15,000 are in need of shelter, food, and medical care.

At 09:00GMT, the US National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 70 miles (110km) east of Great Abaco, with maximum sustained winds of 40mph (65km/h).

It was moving north-west at about 7mph and was expected to pass near or over the northwestern Bahamas on Saturday and be off the Florida coast later in the weekend.

Humberto is expected to bring rainfall of up to 15cm (6in) in some areas of the Bahamas, although no significant storm surge is threatened.

Carl Smith, from the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told reporters the storm could hinder the ongoing search for missing people, as well as efforts to get essential supplies to Grand Bahama and Great Abaco – the worst-hit islands.

“I hope it does not disrupt it,” he said. “We have taken precautionary measures to address the potential impact that we may encounter.”

Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas earlier this month, killing at least 50 people. As the clean-up operation continues, the death toll is expected to rise.

Dorian was packing sustained winds of 295km/h (185mph) when it made landfall at Elbow Cay in the Abacos on 1 September.

It equaled the highest winds ever recorded for a hurricane at landfall when it struck the Abaco Islands.

On Thursday the US announced $4m (£3.2m) in new humanitarian assistance for the Bahamas. The US Agency for International Development said the money would go towards providing shelter, food, medicine, and water to those on the two worst-hit islands.

More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from those islands to New Providence, where the country’s capital Nassau is located.