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Bahamas fears severe Dorian death toll, as storm lashes North Carolina
[DAWN] The final death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas could be “staggering,” a government minister has said as the storm lashed North Carolina in the US on Friday with torrential rain and fierce wind.Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told CNN on Thursday that at least 30 people were killed in the storm, which caused what he called “generational devastation.” Extra morticians and refrigerated coolers to store bodies were being sent to the region to help authorities cope with the deadly impact, Health Minister Duane Sands told local media. Of the final number killed, he declared: “Let me say that I believe the number will be staggering.” An AFP team in the town of Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco on Thursday saw scenes of catastrophic damage with homes reduced to matchsticks, overturned cars, fields of jumbled debris, widespread flooding and beached boats. Related: Hurricane Dorian: 2019-09-05 Driver abandons SUV on beach during Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian: 2019-09-04 ‘Catastrophic’ Dorian pounds Bahamas, US evacuates coast Hurricane Dorian: 2019-09-03 hope town bahamas Posted by: Fred 2019-09-07 |
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