Unrelenting rain. Shrieking winds. Catastrophic damage. People on the ground described a hellish night as Hurricane Dorian slammed into Grand Bahama Island on Sunday as a Category 5 storm with winds of 180 mph.
People on the ground described a hellish night as Hurricane Dorian slammed into Grand Bahama Island on Sunday as a Category 5 storm with winds of 180 mph.Five people have been killed on Abaco Islands and many have been left homeless across the archipelago.Here, in their own words, is what people are going through in the Bahamas as they deal with Dorian.
'Howling, blasting, wailing'CNN's Patrick Oppmann described what the storm sounded like Sunday night as Dorian made its way through Grand Bahama Island."Sounds like a jet engine outside right now," said Oppman, during his live report from the city of Freeport."Howling, blasting, wailing. The longest night of so many people's lives in the Bahamas right now.
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