Posted on 09/03/2019 11:57:15 AM PDT by mplc51
Example F5 tornado damage
“The radar footage is unreal...”
Yes, but the video shows cause for some hope. I also expected to see nothing but bare ground after 24 hours of grinding Cat 5 winds and 25 foot storm surges, but there are more buildings standing than I would have thought. It seems the shantytowns were washed away, but a lot of the infrastructure and larger businesses are still there.
I like the few Bahamians I’ve met, and the PM seems to be a lot more capable than the Gov of PR and the mayor of San Juan, so they will get a couple of bucks from me.
There are several private islands owned by cruise lines in the Bahamas. It appears very few cruise ships will be visiting the Bahamas at those islands until probably middle 2020.
It’s pretty much fried.
Watch “Dr. No” for a step back into memory lane.
US Coast Guard already there.
Dear Lord.
What a mess.
It looks like the aftermath of a tidal wave.
It’s not so amazing that so much was so thoroughly destroyed.
What boggles the mind is the number of houses that look virtually untouched.
Someone made some pretty well built houses there.
The Coast Guard was there yesterday.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/25ca314
MIAMI — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews, forward deployed to Andros Island, medevaced 19 people from the Marsh Harbour Clinic to Nassau International Airport, Monday.
Four Jayhawk aircrews completed five medical evacuations of 19 people, ranging in ages from children to elderly, from the Marsh Harbour clinic to Nassau emergency medical personnel at the Nassau International Airport in various medical conditions.
As Hurricane Dorian began to make it’s way toward the Bahamas, the Coast Guard pre-positioned several surface assets in Key West and positioned Jayhawk helicopter crews on Andros Island to be able to respond to the devastation created by Hurricane Dorian.
The Coast Guard plans to continue it’s search in the Bahamas at first light Tuesday.
Those are the only words to accurately describe the total destruction. The people left on the islands are going to have a very difficult 2 - 3 weeks with limited shelter, water and food. After that they will have a difficult slow time recovering. The basic resources are gone! Everything needs to be rebuilt.
They were before it even hit - caused by climate change and PDJT unwillingness to do anything about it.
Yeah hurricanes cause damage and havoc.
And hyperbole.
It looks a lot better than Biloxi did after Camille.
Some buildings fared pretty well, most did not. I was there in port overnight and recall going ashore briefly for provisions. Many of the buildings back then were not even close to hurricane standards. That combined with a monster stalled storm and rebuilding will take years. Not sure if very many folks there had any kind of flood/storm insurance.
Oh my goodness that’s horrible. What can we do for these people?
I was raised south of Houston. Don't live there anymore for exactly this reason.
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I remember the lighthouse in Hopetown, moored overnight in the bay there in the early 80’s on a sailboat.
She has sent a message of sympathy and prayers. Not being in control of the British government, she cannot offer much in the way of material aid.
The USCG is on the scene. I am sure more aid will follow shortly. Since Florida is going to be spared, maybe they will be in a grateful and giving mood.
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The UK should hop on the stick.
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