Seven people have died, but the Bahamian prime minister has warned that the death toll is expected to rise.
Parts of the Bahamas hit by Hurricane Dorian have been “decimated,” the country’s prime minister said.that the current death toll of seven was expected to rise, calling Dorian “one of the greatest national crises in our country's history.”
Dorian made landfall on the Bahamas’ Abaco Islands on Sunday with record-equaling winds as a Category 5 storm, and it later came to a near standstill over the island of Grand Bahama for around 36 hours. The Red Cross said at least 13,000 homesDorian has now weakened to a Category 2 storm, although it has grown larger in area as it moves toward the US. At 5 a.m.
Rescuers were able to reach the Abaco Islands for the first time yesterday and survey the devastation brought by Dorian. Lia Head-Rigby, who runs a relief group,These aerial pictures show seemingly endless destruction in the Abaco Islands, with homes destroyed and cars, boats, and shipping containers sprawled along flooded roads.Social media / Terran Knowles / Our News / BahamasAn aerial view of the Marsh Harbour Airport in the Abaco Islands.
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