Hurricane Dorian destroyed parts of the Bahamas with winds of 125 mph and devastating storm surge:
My Republica reports catastrophic damage is in the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water reaching the second floors of buildings, trapping people in attics and drowning the Grand Bahama airport under 6 feet of water. At least five people died and 21 injured people were airlifted to the capital by the U.S. Coast Guard, Bahamas officials said.
“We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. “The devastation is unprecedented and extensive.”
Stunning video below of people trying to leave shows the dangerous flooding and disaster:
A rope across the flooding helped the people survive the swift floodwaters.
The people on the bank are yelling, “Swim!”
The video below is from a CNN report on people being rescued where the reporter asks the dumb question always asked of people in distress…”How do you feel?” How do you think she feels?
A family trying to leave with pets find themselves in deep water trying to get to higher ground:
