Bahamas Hurricane Damage
Nassau bahamas september 5 2019 bahamian officials continue to assess the damage in the abacos and grand bahama island the two islands in the northwest bahamas that were devastated by hurricane dorian.
Bahamas hurricane damage. Visit insider s homepage for more stories. The storm hit the island late sunday as a category 5 hurricane and then stalled. Part of the abaco islands were damaged by hurricane dorian as seen on tuesday in the bahamas.
Aerial images taken tuesday and wednesday over marsh harbor the. Bahamian officials have defended their response to hurricane dorian after it devastated parts of the island chain last week. 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.
Dorian hit the bahamas as a category 5 hurricane the strongest storm on record to hit the islands. About 13 000 homes are thought to be destroyed or badly damaged. 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.
Hurricane dorian lingered over the bahamas for nearly three days causing severe flooding and killing at least seven people. These photos show the damage on the ground. The images coming out of the bahamas right now may lead you to believe the entire country was decimated by hurricane dorian.
The hurricane then stalled over grand bahama for another day finally pulling away from the island on september 3. Parts of the bahamas were wiped out as hurricane dorian lashed the country s northern grand bahama and abaco islands this week.
