The Bahamas had been bracing for a possible direct hit, but heavy rain appeared to be the worst of a new storm’s impact.
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After Hurricane Dorian, 2,500 Reported Missing in Bahamas
The names have yet to be checked against those who sought shelter or evacuated. The number of confirmed dead from the storm remained at 50.
Oil Befouls Bahamas Coastline After Hurricane Dorian
Equinor, the Norwegian company that owns terminals damaged in the storm, said it was investigating whether they were the source.
On Dorian-Battered Island, What’s Left? Virtually Nothing
“This ain’t no place for anyone at the moment,” said one resident of devastated Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
Death Toll Rises to 30 in Bahamas, as Stories of Survival Emerge
Harrowing tales have trickled out as officials in the Bahamas begin to take stock of the storm’s toll.
Bahamas Relief Efforts Frustrated as Dorian Pulls Away
Helicopter evacuations have begun, but relief workers are anxious for the chance to fly into the damaged areas.
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas Residents Share Images of Destruction
Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, battered parts of the Bahamas for more than two days.
Abaco Islands, at a Remove From the Bahamas’ Resorts, Feel Dorian’s Wrath
The small islands, sparsely populated by fishermen, manual laborers and migrants from Haiti, reportedly had thousands of homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.
Hurricane Dorian Batters Bahamas, Killing at Least 5: ‘a Historic Tragedy’
Dorian may be super-powerful, but it’s moving at a snail’s pace. That gives its torrential rains more time to produce floods, and its winds more time to destroy.
Hurricane Dorian Batters Bahamas as ‘Catastrophic’ Storm
The strongest storm to reach the northwestern Bahamas, with wind gusts up to 220 m.p.h, Hurricane Dorian brings “devastating” conditions.