NASSAU, BAHAMAS (AP) - Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday (Sept 2), pummelling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday , pummelling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.
Other reports involved a group of eight children and five adults stranded on a highway and two storm shelters that flooded. By 5pm EDT Monday, the storm's top sustained winds fell slightly to 230kmh. It was crawling along Grand Bahama Island at 2kmh and then remained stationary. A spokesman for Bahamas Power and Light told ZNS that there was a blackout in New Providence, the archipelago's most populous island. He said the company's office in Abaco island was flattened.
The Bahamas archipelago is no stranger to hurricanes. Homes are required to have metal reinforcements for roof beams to withstand winds into the upper limits of a Category 4 hurricane, and compliance is generally tight for those who can afford it. Risks are higher in poorer neighborhoods that have wooden homes in low-lying areas.
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