Bahamas Hurricane Damage 2019
The images coming out of the bahamas right now may lead you to believe the entire country was decimated by hurricane dorian.
Bahamas hurricane damage 2019. Hurricane dorian stalled over several islands in the bahamas as a category 5 storm on sunday and monday causing profound damage to the archipelagic country with a population just under 400 000. Nassau bahamas hurricane dorian s fury as it stalled over the northwest bahamas has left shocking scenes of destruction and fears of a massive loss of life. The effects of hurricane dorian in the bahamas were among the worst experienced for any natural disaster in the country hurricane dorian struck the abaco islands as a category 5 hurricane on september 1 and a day later hit grand bahama island at the same category.
Damage caused by hurricane dorian is seen in freeport on grand bahama island in the bahamas on september 4 2019. Scott olson getty images dorian s united states impacts. An aerial view of damage caused by hurricane dorian is seen in marsh harbour on great abaco island on sept.
4 2019 in great abaco bahamas. An estimated three quarters of the homes on grand bahama island were destroyed. It s moved north now but at least seven people have been killed neighborhoods and roads have been flooded and thousands of homes are ruined.
Following the nightmare that was hurricane dorian progress is being made to restore that hardest hit parts of the bahamas but there are other areas where help is still greatly needed and some. An aerial view of damage caused by hurricane dorian is seen in marsh harbour on great abaco island on september 4 2019 in great abaco bahamas.