Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with high winds and rain for more than two days, and officials in the Bahamas say at least seven people died in the storm, including children. That toll is feared to rise as recovery efforts get underway.

As images from the island chains show, the slow-moving hurricane brought strong winds, heavy rain and a life-threatening storm surge to the Bahamas, inundating homes and entire villages with water.

National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says Dorian is “still hovering right off the shore” of Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Graham says that by early Thursday morning Dorian will be “right off the Georgia [and] South Carolina coast.”

Photos Show Hurricane Dorian Damage In The Bahamas

Photos: HeadKnowles Foundation via Getty Images and Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR