Family members of people still stranded in the devastated northwestern Bahamas islands waited at an airfield Thursday, hoping their loved ones would emerge from one of the chartered planes ferrying survivors
With Hurricane Dorian clear of the Bahamas, officials began to survey the destruction and search-and-rescue operations continued. The storm killed at least 20 people and severely damaged or destroyed as many as 13,000 homes. Photo: Al Diaz/Associated PressNASSAU, Bahamas—Family members of those still stranded in the devastated Abaco Islands waited at a private airfield here, hoping their loved ones would emerge from one of the chartered planes that began arriving with survivors Thursday morning.
Search and rescue efforts are under way in the Bahamas’ northwestern islands, after Hurricane Dorian unleashed Category 5 winds Sunday that razed communities and left at least 20 people dead. The government has said it expects the death count to rise.
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