“Hurricane Dorian wreaks havoc on Abaco, eye moving over island now”
FTA:As Hurricane Dorian, the strongest storm ever to hit the northwestern Bahamas, continued to pound Abaco on Sunday afternoon, it unleashed untold damage across parts of the island and caused widespread flooding.
Photos and videos posted to social media show the desperate attempts by many to get to safety as their homes filled with water and their roofs began to lift.
Several residents called from the Bahamian people to pray for them and their families as the catastrophic category 5 storm unleashed its fury.
Sustained winds increased to speeds of 185 miles per hour with gusts over 200 miles per hour as the storm approached the island. The intensity also makes the storm the strongest ones on record in the Atlantic.
“PM: This is the worst day of my life “
FYA:As Abaco continued to be pounded by Hurricane Dorian, a catastrophic category 5 storm, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis cried as he described today as the “worst day of his life” and expressed hope that those who refused to evacuate will survive the storm.
“This is probably the most sad and worst day of my life to address the Bahamian people,” he said during a press conference at the headquarters of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
“As a physician I’ve been trained to withstand many things, but never anything like this.
“We’re facing a hurricane… one that we’ve never seen in the history of The Bahamas, with wind velocity as high as 180 mph, with gusts in excess of 200 mph.”
He noted that Bahamian homes are built to withstand winds of up to 150 mph.
“So this will put us through a test that we’ve never confronted before,” he continued, adding that storm surges are projected to be as high as 20 feet.
“This is a deadly storm and a monster storm.”
Minnis issued an evacuation order to residents in vulnerable areas on Friday. He pleaded with residents again on Saturday to leave their homes. He noted today that many people did not heed his warnings.
“I can only say to them, that I hope this is not the last time they will hear my voice and may God be with them.”
https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/09/01/pm-this-is-the-worst-day-of-my-life/