FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least seven deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.
The storms punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics.
Its total devastation. Its decimated. Apocalyptic, said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps run a local hurricane relief organization and flew over the Bahamas hard-hit Abaco Islands. Its not rebuilding something that was there; we have to start again.
She said her representative on Abaco told her that there were a lot more dead and that the bodies were being gathered. The prime minister also expected more deaths and predicted that rebuilding would require a massive, coordinated effort.
We are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our countrys history, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told a news conference. No effort or resources will be held back.
Emergency authorities struggled to reach victims and urged people to hang on.
We dont want people thinking weve forgotten them. ... We know what your conditions are, Tammy Mitchell of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency told ZNS Bahamas radio station.
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