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(BBC) Rescuers have begun to reach areas of the northern Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian, with aerial images showing a trail of destruction.
PM Hubert Minnis said some areas had been โdecimatedโ and expected the current death toll of seven would rise.
The hurricane winds that hit the Abaco Islands equalled the highest ever recorded at landfall, and Grand Bahama also suffered severe damage and floods.
Dorian has moved off north but still threatens the eastern US seaboard.
Although the hurricane has weakened to a category two storm with maximum sustained winds of 105mph (165km/h), it has grown larger in area.
What is the damage to the Abacos and Grand Bahama?
Mr Minnis confirmed the death toll had risen from five to seven, but added: โWe can expect more deaths to be recorded. This is just preliminary information.โ
It was โone of the greatest national crises in our countryโs historyโ, he said.
Lia Head-Rigby, who runs a relief group and overflew the Abacos, said her representatives had told her there were โa lot…
(BBC) Rescuers have begun to reach areas of the northern Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian, with aerial images showing a trail of destruction.
PM Hubert Minnis said some areas had been โdecimatedโ and expected the current death toll of seven would rise.
The hurricane winds that hit the Abaco Islands equalled the highest ever recorded at landfall, and Grand Bahama also suffered severe damage and floods.
Dorian has moved off north but still threatens the eastern US seaboard.
Although the hurricane has weakened to a category two storm with maximum sustained winds of 105mph (165km/h), it has grown larger in area.
What is the damage to the Abacos and Grand Bahama?
Mr Minnis confirmed the death toll had risen from five to seven, but added: โWe can expect more deaths to be recorded. This is just preliminary information.โ
It was โone of the greatest national crises in our countryโs historyโ, he said.
Lia Head-Rigby, who runs a relief group and overflew the Abacos, said her representatives had told her there were โa lot…
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