Storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco in hopes of recuse.
Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort.
The search for victims and survivors went on, meanwhile, five days after Dorian slammed the Bahamas with 185 mph winds that obliterated countless homes. Health Minister Duane Sands reported late Friday that the official death toll had been raised to 43 from 30."We expect it to rise," Sands added in a text message to The Associated PressAt the port, some of those who lined up behind a yellow cloth tape arrived as early as 1 a.m., hoping to get to Nassau.
Also, a barge that had dropped off port-a-potties and heavy equipment in Abaco took some 300 people to Nassau. An array of organizations, countries and companies — including the United Nations, the U.S. government, the British Royal Navy, American Airlines and Royal Caribbean — have mobilized to send in food, water, generators, roof tarps, diapers, flashlights and other supplies.
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