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ABACO - GRAND BAHAMA - NEW PROVIDENCE - ELEUTHERA
Things everyone should know about the hurricane disaster in the Bahamas
At least 50 are dead, thousands more are missing. The crisis in the Bahamas isn’t over. Bodies are still being found in the Bahamas more than a week after Hurricane Dorian hit Grand Bahama Island and the Abaco Islands. The official death toll is 50, but that’s expected to rise. Responders are still sorting through the wreckage, particularly in poor Haitian immigrant communities in Grand Abaco that were almost completely leveled.
Hubert Minnis, the prime minister of the Bahamas, has said the natural disaster will leave “generational devastation.” It will take years to rebuild, and years, perhaps, to recover from the psychological toll of the destruction. It’s hard to know, exactly, how this disaster compares with other recent destructive Caribbean storms, like Hurricane Maria. The toll on the islands is still being assessed. But it’s looking real bad. On Wednesday, the Bahama government has told reporters 2,500 people have been registered as missing. This story still isn’t over. Here’s what you need to know about Hurricane Dorian’s impact in the Bahamas.
At least 50 are dead, thousands more are missing. The crisis in the Bahamas isn’t over. Bodies are still being found in the Bahamas more than a week after Hurricane Dorian hit Grand Bahama Island and the Abaco Islands. The official death toll is 50, but that’s expected to rise. Responders are still sorting through the wreckage, particularly in poor Haitian immigrant communities in Grand Abaco that were almost completely leveled.
Hubert Minnis, the prime minister of the Bahamas, has said the natural disaster will leave “generational devastation.” It will take years to rebuild, and years, perhaps, to recover from the psychological toll of the destruction. It’s hard to know, exactly, how this disaster compares with other recent destructive Caribbean storms, like Hurricane Maria. The toll on the islands is still being assessed. But it’s looking real bad. On Wednesday, the Bahama government has told reporters 2,500 people have been registered as missing. This story still isn’t over. Here’s what you need to know about Hurricane Dorian’s impact in the Bahamas.
Most of the deaths have been recorded in Abaco Islands
While Hurricane Dorian spent more time ravaging Grand Bahama, the Abaco Islands may be suffering worse consequences, particularly in the communities of poor Haitian immigrants (many of whom are undocumented) who live in shantytowns there. At least 35 of the 50 deaths occurred in Abaco, and rescue workers fear there are many more bodies to be found. “The public needs to prepare for unimaginable information about the death toll and the human suffering,” Duane Sands, the health minister of the Bahamas, told a local radio station.
While Hurricane Dorian spent more time ravaging Grand Bahama, the Abaco Islands may be suffering worse consequences, particularly in the communities of poor Haitian immigrants (many of whom are undocumented) who live in shantytowns there. At least 35 of the 50 deaths occurred in Abaco, and rescue workers fear there are many more bodies to be found. “The public needs to prepare for unimaginable information about the death toll and the human suffering,” Duane Sands, the health minister of the Bahamas, told a local radio station.
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