At least 20 people died in the northern Bahamas, according to Bahamian officials
Freeport, Grand Bahama As sunshine returned to the northern Bahamas on Wednesday, residents and authorities surveyed the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, overwhelmed by incredible destruction from Hurricane Dorian, which also took at least 20 lives.
Hurricane Dorian pulverized the islands for two days, hurling catastrophic winds and relentless rain. It was the strongest storm ever to make landfall in the country.. A Washington Post report, citing Bahamian Minister of Health Duane Sands, said 17 people died on Abaco Islands and three on Grand Bahama Island, but Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said he didn't have a breakdown of where the deaths occurred."We expect more," he said.
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