Hurricane Dorian tossed a small plane across Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport.
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“”Nothing compares to what we went through the past two days,” survivor Michael Hynes said. “Almost 48 hours now with nonstop carnage.”
Wimp. I’ve been to the Philippines the past 10 years and they get hit an average of 5 typhoons a year where people die, properties destroyed and they re-build like it was nothing. It is what it is. Most probably Sunshine’ here is used to sun, beach and suntan..
I’ve never been but met people from Bahamas. Just beautiful souls all around. Prayers up.
Basically, no way in at the moment and no way to distribute whatever supplies you could get in. It’s the reason stashing three months of emergency supplies for a three-day emergency is a very good idea.
I’ve flown in and out of the airport there. The corrupt officials wont be able to pocket their ‘airport fees’ for awhile.
Couldn’t supplies be dropped by parchutes
A handout aerial photograph released by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Wednesday shows debris and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the island Great Abaco in the northern Bahamas Photograph: Lphoto Paul Halliwell
I am sure humanity will show it’s best side. Flotillas and helicopters. I’ve read that Royal Caribbean is sending a ship; other cruise lines will hopefully follow. This will be a massive effort just to clear.
Sounds like a job for the Seabees.
They could get airports up and running within
72 hours during the war.
Who gives a crap if CNN can't fly in there. Hopefully our relief planes can.
I noticed in the picture the trees are still standing. And the wires aren't down. That's better then other pictures of the devastation we have seen.
the Pope and AOC must be happy... no airplanes for the little people.
Berlin style airlift with CH47’s
Believe it or not but the water from PB to Freeport was flat today. People are organizing, gathering stuff and will be boating things over soon.
Seabees should be sent with orders to show the world a speedy reopening of that airport.
The Army Corps of Engineers could get a decent runway up and running in no time.
Prayers for the people of the Bahamas.
Now that the storm is gone, down to business. Clear and repair the runway would seem to be top priority. Also open some shipping ports so supplies can come in.
FWIW, when you see pictures of what looks like concrete buildings still standing if its anything like the destruction we saw when visiting islands after Irma and Marie the inside of those buildings are completely gutted. Nothing remains inside except the walls.
Have you heard any update on the number of deaths in the Bahamas? The only number I’ve hear is “5” and that is from 2-3 days ago. I consider it a miracle if that is the total count. If, of course they don’t add the people who die of other causes over the next couple of years to inflate the total as was done in Puerto Rico.
One of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships will anchort offshore - I bet, and maybe some other kind of Navy supply ship. Why? Because we have to? No. Just because we have the ability and it makes good global P.R.
The issue is whether the runways were destroyed / torn up vs. strewn with debris.
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