The death toll in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian has risen to seven
Freeport, Grand Bahama [Breaking news update, published at 8:34 p.m. ET]
, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Tuesday night. [Previous story, published at 8:05 p.m. ET]Miles of debris from houses smashed apart by Hurricane Dorian stretched Tuesday across the landscape of the Bahamas' Great Abaco Island as the deadly storm left behind a paradise obliterated.Dorian was still punishing northern parts of the Bahamas more than a day after landfall.
— Dem House Leader September 2, 2019 Rescuers have sometimes had to postpone their missions because fallen trees and other debris block their way, Bahamian Sen. Kwasi Thompson told ZNS, a national broadcaster.On Monday, Lewis captured video showing Freeport's main airport mostly underwater — a virtual lake lapping up against the windows of the building Lewis was standing in. A satellite image taken late Monday morning shows vast areas of Grand Bahama underwater.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hurricane Dorian makes 3rd landfall, lays waste to Bahamas with record strengthLATEST: Hurricane Dorian has made another landfall on the eastern end of Grand Bahama Island. -Winds up to 180 mph -Moving W at 6 mph -Center currently about 55 miles E of Freeport on Grand Bahama Island
Read more »
Record-setting Hurricane Dorian keeps pounding north BahamasVIDEO: Hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever, pounded at the northern Bahamas early Monday, wrecking homes, shredding roofs, tumbling cars and toppling power poles. Read the story here:
Read more »
Hurricane Dorian slams into the Bahamas: Live updatesAt least 665 flights into, out of or within the US due to take off tomorrow have been canceled as Hurricane Dorian looms off the coast of Florida. Follow storm updates here:
Read more »
Hurricane Dorian slams into the Bahamas: Live updatesHurricane Dorian, a dangerous Category 5 storm, is battering in the Bahamas, and it's slowly crawling toward the US. Follow here for the latest.
Read more »
Hurricane Dorian Thrashes Bahamas With ‘Catastrophic’ Winds; Florida Evacuation Orders IssuedHurricane Dorian continued to batter the Bahamas with winds up to 200 mph. The Category 5 storm has become the strongest hurricane on modern record to hit the northwestern Bahamas and is predicted to take a northward turn toward Florida’s east coast.
Read more »
Hurricane Dorian brings devastation to north Bahamas“This is probably the saddest and worst day for me to address the Bahamian people,” said Prime Minister Hubert Minnis in a tweet
Read more »