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Several hundred Haitians and Bahamians wait at the port of Marsh Harbour in hopes of boarding a boat to Nassau on Friday.

Getting Aid To Bahamas Is A Logistical Nightmare As Support Systems 'Do Not Exist'

8:27pm September 10, 2019

"Anywhere we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies," one aid group says of the widespread destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian.

Abaco After The Hurricane: To Stay Or To Go?

5:29pm September 09, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

After Hurricane Dorian devastated two islands in the northern Bahamas, people are debating whether to leave their homes. On hard-hit Abaco Island, people are discovering it's not a clear-cut decision.

Hurricane Dorian's outer bands are lashing Florida as the storm moves northward along the U.S. coastline.

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Bahamas Death Toll From Hurricane Dorian Rises To 20

1:06am September 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast.

Residents wade through a street flooded with water brought on by Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, on Tuesday. The storm spent most of Monday and into the morning Tuesday essentially stalled out over the Bahamas, relentlessly pounding the islands wit

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Dorian Weakens To A Category 2, But Is 'Growing In Size'

11:15pm September 03, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Dorian is roughly 105 miles off the shore of Fort Pierce, Fla. It has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Officials in the Bahamas say there are at least five storm-related deaths.

An satellite image from the company ICEYE shows flooding on Grand Bahama on Monday. The satellite uses radar to look through the clouds.

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Satellite Imagery Shows Extent Of Devastating Flooding On Grand Bahama Island

3:24pm September 03, 2019

Hurricane Dorian hit Sunday as a Category 5 hurricane and then essentially parked itself over the island.

Hurricane Dorian's Sluggish Movement Makes Future Path Hard To Project

12:11pm September 02, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The storm has slowed as it passes over the Bahamas, battering the islands. It's expected to move west and north, grazing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, but the track is less solid than usual.

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Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 5 storm, tracks toward the Florida coast on Sept. 1.

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Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down On Northern Bahamas As A Category 5 Storm

11:39pm September 01, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.

This Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hurricane Dorian Reaches Category 5 Status As It Approaches The Bahamas

8:19am September 01, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Forecasters warned the storm will bring "life-threatening storm surge" and "devastating winds" when it reaches the archipelago before continuing toward the southeastern U.S.

Water was sold out at a grocery store in North Miami, Fla., on Friday as residents heeded warnings to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies before Hurricane Dorian arrives on Monday.

Hurricane Dorian Grows Into Category 4 Storm As It Heads Toward Bahamas, U.S.

11:24pm August 30, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Forecasters warn, "Dorian is anticipated to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane ... into next week. Florida and Georgia have declared emergencies along the wide possible path of the storm.

Hurricane Dorian has now left the Caribbean Sea and is predicted to intensify rapidly as it crosses the Atlantic on the way to Florida's central east coast.

Hurricane Dorian Expected To Hit Florida Coast With 130 MPH Winds On Labor Day

8:05am August 30, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida east coast" on Labor Day weekend, the National Hurricane Center says.

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