Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas this week as it passed
through the islands as a category 5 hurricane. Recovery efforts have begun and
pain scenes are countless.
As for the victims, at least 43 people died when the hurricane
struck earlier this week. But the authorities have warned that the number could
increase, and hundreds more are missing.
The United Nations also believes that at least 70,000 people
are homeless in Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands.
On the other hand, Dorian's passage through the US East Coast.
He left severe damage in the states of South Carolina and North Carolina, where
there are reports of people trapped in the barrier islands.
Thousands of people
in several southern states were without power and so far there are five people
killed in the US, although it does not compare with the tragic death figures in
the Bahamas.
In the last 48 hours, private boats, helicopters and some
passenger planes arrived at the city's ports, airports and small marinas,
according to sources, and cell phone service was also restored on Saturday.
Together with the scattered debris, garbage begins to
accumulate throughout Grand Abaco.
Heavy equipment will be needed to remove the tons of debris and
debris that now cover the island like a thick carpet, after recovery efforts
are completed.
“I was sitting in my room looking out the window, looking at
the breeze. My neighbor across the street has double doors and then… the breeze
opened the doors, broke them, ”said Smith. "The next thing I know is that
I see his roof flying and he came to my room."
Moments later, a large tree crashed into the window next to
which she was sitting, forcing her to run to the bathroom where she spent the
next few hours in her bathtub, praying to stay alive.
"That's what saved me," he said of the bathroom, a
place he always hears that is known as a "safe haven" during storms.
He entered the bathtub in the small room, listening to the wind
and pushing against the walls. The island was shaken by hurricane winds for
more than 48 hours while Dorian stopped over the islands, hitting the same
battered places over and over again.
"I was just praying to God just to save my life because I
was afraid," Smith said. "I didn't think I was going to get it."
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