The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Hubert Minnis, has called Monday “historical tragedy” the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian after causing the “worst catastrophe in history”, in particular, the Abaco Islands, where the meteorological phenomenon has left five dead so far.
“We are in the middle of a historical tragedy,” Minnis said during a press conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The leader has lamented the “unprecedented” devastation in Abaco, where many buildings have been “totally or partially destroyed.”
The devastation was so great that a satellite photo showed that 60% of the surface of Grand Bahama island was underwater due to storm surges and rain associated with the hurricane.
He also said that the priority is the search and rescue of victims to then undertake the recovery of damaged areas. In this regard, he has urged the population not to stay outdoors.
Where is estimated that more than 60,000 people need humanitarian aid, the United States Coast Guard has been working since Monday in rescue operation missions in the Abaco Islands, where some images published on social networks show streets converted into rivers of water where the only mean of transportation is by boat.
‘Dorian’ made landfall on Sunday as a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale and on Monday was classified as category 4 but extremely dangerous.
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According to forecasts, Dorian will move northwest at the end of Tuesday, when it will approach the coast of Florida with danger, and then northeast on Wednesday night, threatening the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
