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{{Infobox weather event
| name = [[Hurricane Dorian]]
| image = Dorian 2019-09-01 1641Z.jpg
| caption = Dorian at peak intensity while making landfall in the [[Abaco Islands]] on 1&nbsp;September
| duration = 1–3 September 2019
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| winds = 160
| pressure = 910
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 2019
| fatalities = ≥74
| missing = 281
| damage = 3400000000
| areas = Northwestern [[Bahamas]] (mainly the [[Abaco Islands]] and [[Grand Bahama]])
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| season = [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season]]
| related = {{Hurricane Dorian related}}
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[[Hurricane Dorian]] became the costliest hurricane in the Bahamas on record. It struck the [[Abaco Islands]] as a [[Category 5 hurricane]] on September&nbsp;1, and a day later hit [[Grand Bahama Island]] at the same category. The hurricane then stalled over Grand Bahama for another day, finally pulling away from the island on September&nbsp;3. Damage amounted to US$3.4&nbsp;billion, and there were at least 74&nbsp;deaths in the country.<ref name="Miami Herald Idea">{{Cite news |first=Jacqueline |last=Charles |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article243472646.html |title=Bahamas has no idea of Dorian death toll after names of the missing were removed from list |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=12 June 2020|access-date=27 November 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129221222/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article243472646.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another 282&nbsp;people were left missing after the hurricane.
==Preparations==
[[File:Marsh Harbour Airport after Dorian.jpg|left|thumb|Marsh Airport on Great Abaco Island completely destroyed following [[Hurricane Dorian]].]]
As early as August&nbsp;26, the [[National Hurricane Center]] (NHC) warned for the potential of then–Tropical Storm Dorian to affect The Bahamas within five days, noting uncertainty due to potential interaction with [[Hispaniola]].<ref>{{cite report |last1=Stewart |first1=Stacy |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 9 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.009.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826213602/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.009.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> By August&nbsp;28, the NHC was forecasting for Dorian to pass near the northern Bahamas as a major hurricane.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Tropical Storm Dorian Discussion Number 17 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.017.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914134327/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.017.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On August&nbsp;30, the government of The Bahamas issued a [[tropical cyclone warnings and watches|hurricane watch]], and later that day a hurricane warning, for the northwestern Bahamas, including the [[Abaco Islands|Abacos]], [[Berry Islands]], [[Bimini]], [[Eleuthera]], [[Grand Bahama Island]], and [[New Providence]]. A hurricane watch was also issued for [[Andros Island]].<ref>{{cite report |last1=Berg |first1=Robbie |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 24 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.024.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=30 August 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171804/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.024.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 26 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.026.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=30 August 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171815/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public.026.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The warnings were downgraded after Dorian moved away from the country on September&nbsp;3.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Brown |first1=Daniel |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 41A |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.041.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=3 September 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123630/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.041.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
Forced evacuations were issued for the Abacos and Grand Bahama on August&nbsp;31 as Dorian intensified while tracking towards The Bahamas. In low-lying cays, government officials went from door to door urging residents to move inland.<ref name="WPAug31"/> [[Skiff]]s rented by The Bahamian government shuttled residents of outlying fishing communities to McLean's Town in Grand Bahama. Most major resorts were forced to close.<ref>{{cite news |title=Evacuations Begin In The Bahamas Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/31/northwestern-bahamas-brace-for-hurricane-dorian/ |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=WFOR-TV |agency=Associated Press |date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914081847/https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/31/northwestern-bahamas-brace-for-hurricane-dorian/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nine hurricane shelters were opened on Grand Bahama and 15&nbsp;shelters were opened on the Abacos.<ref name="WPAug31">{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Jasper |last2=Faiola |first2=Anthony |title=Bahamians prepare for Dorian; some evacuate ahead of hurricane's arrival |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-prepare-for-dorian-some-evacuate-ahead-of-hurricanes-arrival/2019/08/31/5332df42-cc19-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html |accessdate=10 September 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904183128/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bahamas-prepare-for-dorian-some-evacuate-ahead-of-hurricanes-arrival/2019/08/31/5332df42-cc19-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Some chose to shelter at resorts instead, despite warnings by government officials that the buildings were unsafe. Prime Minister of The Bahamas [[Hubert Minnis]] warned people to "not be foolish and try to brave out this hurricane", later adding that those that did not evacuate "are placing themselves in extreme danger and can expect a catastrophic consequence". Airports in the Abacos, Grand Bahama, and Bimini were closed by September&nbsp;1. Government workers were ordered to stay indoors once winds outside reached tropical storm-force.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golembo |first1=Max |last2=Shapiro |first2=Emily |last3=Peck |first3=Dan |title=Hurricane Dorian shifts course, now expected to hit Georgia and Carolinas |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-dorian-now-expected-miss-florida-possibly-make/story?id=65309495 |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=ABC News |date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914082813/https://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-dorian-now-expected-miss-florida-possibly-make/story?id=65309495 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Abaco is going to get wiped': Bahamas hit by historic Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/01/abaco-wiped-bahamas-hurricane-dorian |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908201551/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/01/abaco-wiped-bahamas-hurricane-dorian |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Impact==
[[File:Hurricane Dorian destruction -Bahamas.jpg|thumb|Hurricane Dorian's destruction in The Bahamas]]
On September&nbsp;1, the [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] of Hurricane Dorian made [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] on the Abaco Islands with [[maximum sustained winds]] of {{convert|185|mph|km/h|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite report|last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 33A |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.033.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902193730/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.public_a.033.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> making it the strongest hurricane on record to affect The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 33 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042555/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.033.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On September&nbsp;2, the eye of Dorian moved over the eastern end of Grand Bahama Island, and drifted across the island.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Cangialosi |first1=John |title=Hurricane Dorian Discussion Number 35 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.035.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=2 September 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902091400/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.035.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last1=Jones Jr. |first1=Royston |title=Dorian death toll increases to 69 |url=https://ewnews.com/dorian-death-toll-increases-to-69 |publisher=Eyewitness News |accessdate=23 April 2020 |date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120221731/https://ewnews.com/dorian-death-toll-increases-to-69 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bahamian Minister of Agriculture [[Michael Pintard]] reported an estimated [[storm tide]] of {{convert|20|to|25|ft|abbr=on}} at his home on Grand Bahama.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=CNN|author=Gianluca Mezzofiore|date=2 September 2019|accessdate=2 September 2019|title=Footage shows extensive flooding this house in the Bahamas|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|archive-date=7 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907042532/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/h_2188c993144aefa5ca1372fcf350c4c6|url-status=live}}</ref> Dorian also dropped an estimated {{convert|3.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} of rain over The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jenner |first1=Lynn |title=Sep. 04, 2019 – NASA Estimates Hurricane Dorian's Massive Bahama Rainfall Totals |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2019/09/04/dorian-atlantic-ocean-17/ |website=NASA Blogs |date=4 September 2019 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |accessdate=5 September 2019 |archive-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905145324/https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2019/09/04/dorian-atlantic-ocean-17/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Hurricane Dorian killed at least 70&nbsp;people in The Bahamas &ndash; 60 on Abaco and 10 on Grand Bahama.<ref name="current_deaths">{{cite news |last1=Rolle |first1=Leandra |title=Body Found In Abaco Brings Dorian Death Toll To 70 |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/nov/29/body-found-abaco-brings-dorian-death-toll-70/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195359/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/nov/29/body-found-abaco-brings-dorian-death-toll-70/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the fatalities was classified as indirect.<ref>{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Khrisna |title=Updated: Death Toll Reaches 52 |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/20/updated-death-toll-reaches-52/ |accessdate=21 September 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=20 September 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921094815/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/20/updated-death-toll-reaches-52/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Damage amounted to US$3.4&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Bahamas3.4">{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=9 December 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian Responsible for $3.4 Billion in Losses on Bahamas, Report Says|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-15-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-losses-report|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209191259/https://weather.com/news/news/2019-11-15-hurricane-dorian-bahamas-losses-report|url-status=live}}</ref> Insured losses alone were confirmed to be at least US$1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hartnell |first1=Neil |title=Insurers Suffer 'Over $1bn' Dorian Losses |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/nov/01/insurers-suffer-over-1bn-dorian-losses/ |accessdate=4 November 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=1 November 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104102554/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/nov/01/insurers-suffer-over-1bn-dorian-losses/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Across The Bahamas, the storm left at least 70,000&nbsp;people homeless.<ref name="iom">{{cite report|work=International Organization for Migration|accessdate=7 September 2019|date=6 September 2019|title=IOM to provide temporary roofing solutions for houses affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/iom-provide-temporary-roofing-solutions-houses-affected-hurricane-dorian-Bahamas|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909020152/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/iom-provide-temporary-roofing-solutions-houses-affected-hurricane-dorian-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> An estimated 13,000&nbsp;homes, constituting 45% of the homes on the Abacos and Grand Bahama, suffered severe damage or were completely destroyed.<ref name="AJsep4">{{cite news |title=Bahamas reports 'total devastation' in wake of Hurricane Dorian |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/hurricane-dorian-5-dead-catastrophic-storm-hit-bahamas-190903194804406.html |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Al Jazeera |date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908235514/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/hurricane-dorian-5-dead-catastrophic-storm-hit-bahamas-190903194804406.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Abaco Islands===
[[File:Hope Town Hurricane Dorian impact (48687778026).jpg|thumb|[[Hope Town]] on 5 September]]
Hurricane Dorian knocked out the power, water, telecommunications, and sewage service on the Abacos.<ref name="ocha97">{{cite report|work=UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|title=Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian Situation Report No. 01 (as of 7 September 2019)|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/bahamas-hurricane-dorian-situation-report-no-01-7-september-2019|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909044112/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/bahamas-hurricane-dorian-situation-report-no-01-7-september-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> For several days, [[Marsh Harbour Airport]] on Great Abaco was underwater, and the control tower was damaged by the waters.<ref name="uni97"/> The airport was closed on September&nbsp;4.<ref name="air"/> About 90% of the infrastructure in Marsh Harbour was damaged.<ref name="wfp96"/> The [[shantytown]]s of Marsh Harbour, housing mostly poor Haitian immigrants, were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Semple |first1=Kirk |title=Corpses Strewn, People Missing a Week After Dorian Hit the Bahamas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/world/americas/bahamas-dead-dorian.html |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909055201/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/world/americas/bahamas-dead-dorian.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In central and northern Abaco, Dorian severely damaged roadways,<ref name="uni97"/> as well as thousands of houses,<ref name="wfp96"/> with 60% of homes in northern Abaco damaged or destroyed.<ref>{{cite report|work=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations|title=USA, The Bahamas - Tropical Cyclone DORIAN update (GDACS, NOAA, USAID, IFRC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 September 2019)|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=7 September 2019|date=6 September 2019|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-bahamas-tropical-cyclone-dorian-update-gdacs-noaa-usaid-ifrc-media|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123647/https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/usa-bahamas-tropical-cyclone-dorian-update-gdacs-noaa-usaid-ifrc-media|url-status=live}}</ref> The power grid serving the entirety of the Abacos was destroyed. The terminal building of [[Treasure Cay Airport]] suffered significant damage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Trevor |last2=Hauck |first2=Grace |title='Paradise has been turned to hell': Residents, aid workers in Bahamas deal with Dorian devastation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/07/bahamas-abaco-hurricane-dorian-abaco-island-homeless-death-destruction-rescue/2248231001/ |accessdate=8 September 2019 |work=USA Today |date=7 September 2019 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909053549/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/07/bahamas-abaco-hurricane-dorian-abaco-island-homeless-death-destruction-rescue/2248231001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Grand Bahama===
There was an island-wide power outage on Grand Bahama Island,<ref name="uni97">{{cite report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-humanitarian-situation-report-no1|work=UNICEF|title=Hurricane Dorian - Bahamas: Humanitarian Situation Report No.1|at=ReliefWeb|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909040519/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-humanitarian-situation-report-no1|url-status=live}}</ref> and an oil refinery was damaged.<ref name="ocha97"/> About 300&nbsp;homes on the island were destroyed or severely damaged,<ref name="wfp96">{{cite report|work=World Food Programme|title=Hurricane Dorian: WFP Support to the NEMA/CDEMA-led humanitarian response in the Bahamas Situation Report #02, 06 September 2019|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/hurricane-dorian-wfp-support-nemacdema-led-humanitarian-response-bahamas-situation|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914223205/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/hurricane-dorian-wfp-support-nemacdema-led-humanitarian-response-bahamas-situation|url-status=live}}</ref> with the heaviest damage on the eastern side of the island.<ref name="ocha97"/> At least 60% of Grand Bahama Island was left submerged as Dorian moved away on September&nbsp;3.<ref name="BIphotos"/> [[Grand Bahama International Airport]] went underwater by 07:00&nbsp;UTC September&nbsp;2,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |date=2 September 2019 |title=Hurricane Updates: Dorian Over Grand Bahama After Devastating Abaco |work=The Tribune |accessdate=2 September 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914041333/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/01/dorian-predicted-make-landfall-early-sunday-mornin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with water levels reaching {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="AJsep4"/> Strong winds at the airport severely damaged buildings and aircraft, leaving debris strewn across the airport and surrounding roads.<ref name="BIphotos">{{cite news|last1=Slotnick |first1=David |title=Photos show the mangled airplanes and buildings at Grand Bahama airport that Hurricane Dorian left behind |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/grand-bahama-airport-damage-hurricane-dorian-photos-2019-9/ |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Business Insider |date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914185020/https://www.businessinsider.com/grand-bahama-airport-damage-hurricane-dorian-photos-2019-9 |url-status=live}}</ref> Floodwaters and sewage contaminated Rand Memorial Hospital.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Pan American Health Organization|title=Natural Disasters Monitoring - September 5, 2019|website=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/natural-disasters-monitoring-september-5-2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|date=5 September 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914234946/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/natural-disasters-monitoring-september-5-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The operating room, intensive care unit, and the wards were rendered unusable after being tainted by sewage, while mould outbreaks after the floodwaters receded forced more parts of the hospital to be evacuated.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maycock |first1=Denise |title=Workers Call For New Public Hospital In Grand Bahama |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/oct/08/workers-call-for-new-public-hospital-in-grand/?news |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123716/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/oct/08/workers-call-for-new-public-hospital-in-grand/?news |url-status=live }}</ref> The two main supermarkets in Freeport, as well as their warehouses, were inundated by storm surge.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Semple |first1=Kirk |last2=Robles |first2=Frances |last3=Knowles |first3=Rachel |last4=Malkin |first4=Elizabeth |title=Bahamas Stunned as Hurricane Recedes: 'It's Like a Bomb Went Off' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/world/americas/bahamas-stunned-as-water-recedes-its-like-a-bomb-went-off.html |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908075843/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/world/americas/bahamas-stunned-as-water-recedes-its-like-a-bomb-went-off.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Elsewhere===
At 11:24 UTC on 2 September 2019, total power was lost on the island of [[New Providence]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Providence: Island-wide blackout after reports of hurricane warning being lifted|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|website=Devdiscourse|accessdate=2 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906095705/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/655283-new-providence-island-wide-blackout-after-reports-of-hurricane-warning-being-lifted|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, by 1:50 (UTC), 40% of power had been restored.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |date=2 September 2019 |title=Hurricane Dorian Updates: Five Deaths Confirmed In Abaco |work=The Tribune |accessdate=3 September 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902135242/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/02/hurricane-Dorian-updates-monday/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Aftermath==
[[File:CBP Food and Water Delivery to Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian (48693139732).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] agents deliver relief supplies to The Bahamas]]
The [[National Emergency Management Agency of the Bahamas|National Emergency Management Agency of The Bahamas]] (NEMA) handled the response to the hurricane, working with the [[Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency]].<ref name="ocha97"/> In the days after Dorian affected The Bahamas, officials surveyed the damage by air.<ref name="uni97"/> Residents in the Abacos and Grand Bahama suffered from water shortages, power outages, and a lack of telecommunications; these conditions created difficulty in handling the logistics of the disaster.<ref name="wfp96"/><ref name="uni97"/> After the storm, at least 2,000&nbsp;people stayed in government shelters.<ref name="uni97"/> Thousands of people left Abaco and Grand Bahama in the days after the storm,<ref name="wfp96"/> with the Department of Rehabilitative Welfare Services in New Providence recording 6,854&nbsp;evacuees entering Nassau by air from September&nbsp;5–13.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nearly 7,000 Displaced Abaconians Registered In New Providence; Evacuees not Registered Advised To Do So |url=https://eleutheranews.com/?p=21454 |accessdate=23 September 2019 |work=The Eleutheran Newspaper |date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923082122/https://eleutheranews.com/%3Fp%3D21454/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several cruise companies redirected their ships to bring aid and transport passengers off the affected islands.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cranley |first1=Ellen |title=A cruise ship sailed 1,500 Hurricane Dorian evacuees from the Bahamas to Florida |url=https://www.insider.com/bahamas-evacuess-cruise-ship-to-florida-2019-9 |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=Insider |date=7 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cruise companies pledge aid after Dorian wreaks havoc on Bahamas |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/cruise-companies-pledge-aid-after-dorian-wreaks-havoc-on-bahamas-11874398 |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=Channel NewsAsia |date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910225446/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/cruise-companies-pledge-aid-after-dorian-wreaks-havoc-on-bahamas-11874398 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bahamasair]] offered free flights out of Abaco and Grand Bahama beginning September&nbsp;5, though some passengers said they still had to pay.<ref name="ReutersEvac"/> The Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Royal Bahamas Police Force were deployed to Grand Bahama and Abaco via boat.<ref name="air">{{cite report|title=OCHA - Airport Situation Report Dorian - Bahamas #04, 6 September 2019|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/airport_situation_report_nr_4_dorian_bahamas_06sept2019_1100z.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123630/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/airport_situation_report_nr_4_dorian_bahamas_06sept2019_1100z.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Widespread looting, however, still occurred in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane.<ref name="ReutersEvac">{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Nick |last2=Fagenson |first2=Zachary |title=Thousands try to flee hurricane-devastated Bahamas islands |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian/thousands-try-to-flee-hurricane-devastated-bahamas-islands-idUSKCN1VR1XE |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=Reuters |date=6 September 2019 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909065035/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian/thousands-try-to-flee-hurricane-devastated-bahamas-islands-idUSKCN1VR1XE |url-status=live }}</ref>
On September&nbsp;5, the [[Central Emergency Response Fund]] of the [[United Nations]] provided US$1&nbsp;million for initial emergency aid. The [[World Food Programme]] sent a team of 15&nbsp;experts to coordinate emergency operations. The agency also provided power generators and 14,700&nbsp;[[Meal, Ready-to-Eat|ready-to-eat meals]].<ref name="wfp96"/> The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility paid The Bahamas about US$10.9&nbsp;million on September&nbsp;6, due to the country's insurance policy being activated.<ref>{{cite report|title=The Bahamas' Insurance Policy with CCRIF Triggers following Hurricane Dorian|work=Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility|at=ReliefWeb|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/bahamas-insurance-policy-ccrif-triggers-following-hurricane-dorian|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914224349/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/bahamas-insurance-policy-ccrif-triggers-following-hurricane-dorian|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Télécoms Sans Frontières]] was the first [[non-governmental organisation]] (NGO) on Abaco, which worked to re-establish satellite connection.<ref>{{cite report|work=Télécoms Sans Frontières|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|title=TSF arrival in Abaco: 1st international NGO operating on the devastated island|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/tsf-arrival-abaco-1st-international-ngo-operating-devastated-island|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909034438/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/tsf-arrival-abaco-1st-international-ngo-operating-devastated-island|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Pan American Health Organization]] sent a team of doctors, nurses, and 34 tons of medical equipment for a three-month stay in the country.<ref>{{cite report|work=Pan American Health Organization|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|title=PAHO Supports Bahamas Response with Emergency Medical Teams|at=ReliefWeb|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/paho-supports-bahamas-response-emergency-medical-teams|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909022556/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/paho-supports-bahamas-response-emergency-medical-teams|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 September, the Pan American Health Organization launched a $3.5&nbsp;million appeal to cover health care related needs in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/paho-issues-35-million-donor-appeal-humanitarian-health-response-bahamas |title=PAHO issues $3.5 million donor appeal for humanitarian health response in the Bahamas - Bahamas &#124; ReliefWeb |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915123526/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/paho-issues-35-million-donor-appeal-humanitarian-health-response-bahamas |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[International Organization for Migration]] provided 1,000&nbsp;[[tarpaulin]]s to the country.<ref name="iom"/> [https://www.teamrubicon.ca/hurricane-dorian-relief/ Team Rubicon Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114051044/https://www.teamrubicon.ca/hurricane-dorian-relief/ |date=14 January 2020 }} disaster response volunteers arrived on Grand Bahama and Great Abaco Islands on 17 Sep and joined teams from the US and UK in providing disaster response. The majority of the Team Rubicon Canada efforts were centered on clearing debris at key facilities and structures in Marsh Harbour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/canadian-volunteers-helping-with-dorian-recovery-efforts-in-the-bahamas|title=Canadian volunteers helping with Dorian recovery efforts in the Bahamas {{!}} National Post|last=Canada|first=P. M. N.|newspaper=National Post |date=22 November 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=14 January 2020}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
The United Kingdom pledged £1.5&nbsp;million to support the [[RFA Mounts Bay (L3008)|RFA Mounts Bay]], which delivered emergency supplies and a helicopter.<ref name="gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-allocate-15-million-to-help-hurricane-hit-bahamas|title=UK to allocate £1.5 million to help hurricane-hit Bahamas|website=GOV.UK|accessdate=7 September 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914191813/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-allocate-15-million-to-help-hurricane-hit-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> The government of the British Virgin Islands pledged US$100,000 to The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Message by the Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie on supporting the Bahamas' hurricane Dorian recovery|work=Government of the British Virgin Islands|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/message-premier-and-minister-finance-honourable-andrew-fahie-supporting-Bahamas|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=7 September 2019|at=ReliefWeb|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909033536/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/message-premier-and-minister-finance-honourable-andrew-fahie-supporting-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> The United States provided four helicopters to assist in search and rescue operations,<ref name="air"/> while their [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] also helped to rescue residents trapped by floodwaters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hurricane Dorian: Who is helping in the relief effort? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49607157 |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=6 September 2019 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908043635/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49607157 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Netherlands announced on September&nbsp;5 that they would send two naval ships with supplies from nearby [[Sint Maarten]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carrer |first1=Dante |title=Bahamas hurricane survivors tell of children swept away; death toll reaches 30 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian/leaving-bahamas-devastated-dorian-regains-strength-to-crawl-up-u-s-coast-idUSKCN1VQ0V3 |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Reuters |date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910190126/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian/leaving-bahamas-devastated-dorian-regains-strength-to-crawl-up-u-s-coast-idUSKCN1VQ0V3 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September&nbsp;6, Canada sent a CC-130J Hercules aircraft to Nassau, joining the Jamaican Defence Force's Disaster Assistance Response Team. Canada also pledged C$500,000 in humanitarian aid.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/canada-provides-additional-emergency-support-bahamas|title=Canada provides additional emergency support to The Bahamas|work=Government of Canada|at=ReliefWeb|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=9 September 2019|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123633/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/canada-provides-additional-emergency-support-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Canadian-based charity [[GlobalMedic]] sent in volunteers carrying water purification units and emergency hygiene kits.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Delitala |first1=Albert |title=Toronto-based charity arrives in Bahamas to provide help after Hurricane Dorian |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5856966/hurricane-dorian-assistance-globalmedic/ |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Global News |date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914111431/https://globalnews.ca/news/5856966/hurricane-dorian-assistance-globalmedic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Japan provided tents and blankets through their Japan International Cooperation Agency.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/emergency-assistance-response-hurricane-dorian-disaster-commonwealth-bahamas|title=Emergency Assistance in response to Hurricane "Dorian" disaster in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas|work=Government of Japan|at=ReliefWeb|date=5 September 2019|accessdate=9 September 2019|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123650/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/emergency-assistance-response-hurricane-dorian-disaster-commonwealth-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> India announced it would send US$1&nbsp;million in aid on September&nbsp;8,<ref>{{cite report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/india-extends-disaster-relief-1-million-aid-bahamas|title=India extends disaster relief of $1 million aid to Bahamas|work=Government of India|at=ReliefWeb|date=8 September 2019|accessdate=9 September 2019|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123701/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/india-extends-disaster-relief-1-million-aid-bahamas|url-status=live}}</ref> while South Korea sent US$200,000 in humanitarian assistance the next day.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/rok-government-decides-extend-200000-usd-humanitarian-assistance-hurricane-hit|title=ROK Government Decides to Extend 200,000 USD in Humanitarian Assistance to Hurricane-hit Bahamas|work=Government of the Republic of Korea|at=ReliefWeb|date=9 September 2019|accessdate=10 September 2019|archive-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911003209/https://reliefweb.int/report/bahamas/rok-government-decides-extend-200000-usd-humanitarian-assistance-hurricane-hit|url-status=live}}</ref>
On September&nbsp;11, NEMA reported that 2,500 people were still missing;<ref>{{cite news |title=Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas lists 2,500 people as missing |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49666942 |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 September 2019 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915184428/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49666942 |url-status=live }}</ref> this figure was revised down to 1,300 the next day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karimi |first1=Faith |last2=Thornton |first2=Chandler |title=1,300 people are listed as missing nearly 2 weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=CNN |date=12 September 2019 |archive-date=16 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916031701/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/12/americas/bahamas-dorian-thousands-missing-thursday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Recovery efforts were hampered slightly on September&nbsp;13–14 as [[Hurricane Humberto (2019)|Tropical Storm Humberto]] passed within {{convert|30|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of the Abaco Islands, requiring the issuance of tropical storm warnings for the northwestern Bahamas. Impacts were minimal, however, as the strongest winds and rain were on the eastern flank of Humberto and thus stayed away from The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knowles |first1=Rachel |last2=Semple |first2=Kirk |title=Bahamas Is Spared as Tropical Storm Humberto Moves Away |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/world/americas/bahamas-tropical-storm-humberto.html |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=13 September 2019 |archive-date=17 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917154825/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/world/americas/bahamas-tropical-storm-humberto.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Errol |title=Tropical storm warning lifted for weary Bahamas |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bahamas-tropical-storm-humberto-threatens-islands-after-hurricane-dorian-track-path-latest-updates-2019-09-14/ |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=CBS News |date=14 September 2019 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915103429/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bahamas-tropical-storm-humberto-threatens-islands-after-hurricane-dorian-track-path-latest-updates-2019-09-14/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of September&nbsp;15, about 2,100 people remained in 20 shelters across New Providence, Grand Bahama, and Abaco.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Flash/ECHO-Flash-List/yy/2019/mm/9|title=The Bahamas -Tropical Cyclone DORIAN update (DG ECHO, UN OCHA, CDEMA, Reliefweb) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 September 2019)|work=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=16 September 2019|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202123643/https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Echo-Flash/ECHO-Flash-old/ECHO-Flash-List/yy/2019/mm/9|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Ministry for Disaster Preparedness, Management, and Reconstruction in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] received $3.6 million-worth of modular shelters, medical evacuation boats, and construction materials from the United States embassy in Nassau. This donation was an addition to what was nearly $38 million in assistance from the United States to disaster recovery in The Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bs.usembassy.gov/us-donates-shelters-boats-construction-disaster-response-bahamas/|title=United States Donates $3.6M in Modular Shelters, Rescue Boats, and Construction Materials for Hurricane Response in The Bahamas|accessdate=18 September 2020|website=U.S. Embassy in Bahamas|date=18 September 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205939/https://bs.usembassy.gov/us-donates-shelters-boats-construction-disaster-response-bahamas/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Death toll and search for survivors==
As of 22 December 2019, the known death toll is 70, with officials indicating the true toll may be more than 600.<ref name="current_deaths"/><ref name ="NBC_1222">{{Cite news|last1=Sanders|first1=Kerry|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/months-after-hurricane-dorian-abaco-islands-still-completely-devastated-n1105866|title=Months after Hurricane Dorian, Abaco Islands still completely devastated|date=22 December 2019|work=NBC News|access-date=23 April 2020|url-status=live|last2=Silva|first2=Daniella|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811171713/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/months-after-hurricane-dorian-abaco-islands-still-completely-devastated-n1105866}}</ref> The lead physician for northern Abaco, Latoya Munroe, stated the official death toll excludes undocumented Haitian immigrants living in the Mudd and surrounding areas and reported seeing 80–100 bodies herself.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sacks|first=Brianna|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/abaco-medical-clinic-bahamas-dorian-recovery|title=A Remote Bahamas Medical Clinic Lost Staff, Power, And Water. It Stayed Open Anyway.|date=17 September 2019|work=Buzzfeed News|access-date=22 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721131434/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/abaco-medical-clinic-bahamas-dorian-recovery}}</ref><ref name="BFN_0912"/> The number of missing persons fell from 1300 the third week of September to under 300 in October, when it was last updated.<ref name="1300_missing"/><ref name="current_deaths"/> Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson stated that the final toll from the hurricane will likely never be known, although when the National Hurricane Center's final report was released, estimates of between 200 and 300 were given.<ref name="1300_missing">{{cite news|author=Ava Turnquest|newspaper=The Tribune|date=12 September 2019|accessdate=22 September 2019|title=Missing List Falls To 1,300|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/13/missing-list-falls-1300/|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922022246/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/13/missing-list-falls-1300/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Norcross 02 May 2020">{{cite news |last1=Norcross |first1=Bryan |title=New Hurricane Dorian report details forecast challenges, successes |url=https://www.local10.com/weather/2020/04/29/new-hurricane-dorian-report-details-forecast-challenges-successes/ |accessdate=12 May 2020 |agency=WPLG Local 10 |date=2 May 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514071136/https://www.local10.com/weather/2020/04/29/new-hurricane-dorian-report-details-forecast-challenges-successes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fifty-five unidentified bodies were buried on May&nbsp;22 after being in a refrigeration trailer since the hurricane. In a statement on 9&nbsp;June 2020, former Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands raised concerns over the handling of the missing persons list. According to him, thousands of names were removed without reason after the Royal Bahamas Police Force took over.<ref name="Miami Herald Idea" />
Within a week of the hurricane's impact U.S. and Canadian [[urban search and rescue]] teams were deployed across Abaco and Grand Bahamas.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gamble|first=Kenny|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/fairfax-in-bahamas/65-a10bb347-2049-4782-a350-9ae1abf85ce4|title=Fairfax County's Urban Search and Rescue team arrives in the Bahamas|date=6 September 2019|work=WUSA|access-date=23 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721131437/https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/fairfax-in-bahamas/65-a10bb347-2049-4782-a350-9ae1abf85ce4}}</ref> Morgues in Abaco and Nassau reached capacity within a week of the hurricane, necessitating the use of refrigerated shipping containers. Bahamian officials advised rescuers to mark corpses' locations rather than collect them, which was also necessary for [[Search and rescue dogs|canine teams]] unable to confirm finds obscured under debris.<ref name="BFN_0912">{{cite news|author=Brianna Sacks|publisher=BuzzFeed News|date=15 September 2019|accessdate=22 September 2019|title=The Grim, Exhausting Task Of Finding Those Killed By Hurricane Dorian Takes Its Toll|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/cadaver-dogs-hurricane-dorian-victims-search|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921105631/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/cadaver-dogs-hurricane-dorian-victims-search|url-status=live}}</ref> Corpses remained buried under debris for nearly three weeks after the hurricane, with decomposition leading to reports of overwhelming [[Miasma theory|miasma]] in many communities.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dominika Lirette|website=cbc.ca|date=17 September 2019|accessdate=22 September 2019|title='Total destruction': B.C. firefighter describes challenging search for hurricane survivors in Bahamas|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-firefighters-disaster-dog-return-bahamas-hurricane-1.5285757|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921155305/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-firefighters-disaster-dog-return-bahamas-hurricane-1.5285757|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
*[[Hurricane Andrew]] – another Category&nbsp;5 hurricane that affected the country
*[[Hurricane Joaquin]] – a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane that severely affected the Bahamas
*[[Hurricane Frances]] – another Category&nbsp;4 hurricane that affected the entire archipelago
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas}}
*[https://reliefweb.int/disaster/tc-2019-000095-dom ReliefWeb: Hurricane Dorian - Aug 2019]
{{Hurricane Dorian series}}
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