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Old September 11th, 2019 #1
Erik T. White
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Default Bahamian government has secured 200 body bags for Abaco Island alone after hurricane Dorian

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Government Secured The Delivery Of Some 200 Body Bags In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Dorian For Abaco

ABACO | Bahamas Press is reporting that more than 200 victims could be officially declared dead in Abaco alone in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Piles of bodies are being left alongside the road and in the bushes of Abaco making the island uninhabitable. With no water, power, food and proper sanitation, widespread looting has taken place and has forced a local militia to form to protect their property.

BP can confirm the Cabinet has secured body bag materials to begin the process of removing and identifying corpses all through the affected communities in the hurricane’s aftermath as catastrophic conditions worsen on the ground.

While the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian remains at 23 for now, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands projected that the final count will be “staggering”, as he revealed that additional morticians are being flown into Abaco and Grand Bahama to embalm the bodies that authorities have limited capacity to accommodate.

However, Dr. Sands said the government will bring in additional refrigerated coolers to properly store the dead.
https://www.caribbeanwidenews.com/20...ian-for-abaco/

Just a bit more:

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Prior to the storm, the Bahamas Prime Minister had issued an evacuation order for much of the northern and central portion of the Abaco islands. But for many islanders, as Symonette calls them, enduring hurricanes was part of life. “Just like every other storm, Bahamians made soup. We were planning to watch a movie, go to sleep,” Symonette recalls. But Dorian had other plans.

“We really thought we were going to die in the house,” says Hill.
https://time.com/5670980/dorian-abac...pse-survivors/

Make soup, watch a movie, maybe smoke some ganja. No worries. Oops.
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Last edited by Erik T. White; September 11th, 2019 at 05:05 AM. Reason: more info