Hurricane Dorian: A woman has housed 97 stray dogs at her home in the Bahamas

After the pbadage of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, the islands were devastated. With category 5 and winds of nearly 300 km / hour, he left balance of 5 deaths, completely flooded streets and scattered roofs of houses and trees everywhere.

But despite the pain and destruction that sowed the arrival of the phenomenon, a woman had a moving gesture. It is about Chella Phillips, an animal lover who, aware of the imminent disaster, saved 97 stray dogs and gave them shelter at home.

"There are 97 dogs in my house, there are 79 in my room, we closed the shelter with barricades and there was no more outside," wrote the woman on Facebook a few hours before the arrival of Dorian. "I managed to bring less fortunate and I really appreciate that some of you have donated for cans. I really needed them for scared and sick people. So thanks! "

On the effects of Dorian, Phillips, who lives in New Providence, Nbadau, said, "We may not be as hard hit as other islands, but it will take a long time to recover. Everyone has a lot of homeless dogs. My heart is broken by those who have no place to hide from the category 5 monster. Only God can protect them now. "

Through a website that she broadcasts on her social networks, the woman started a campaign in which he asked for donations To help the dogs, he saved.

The publication, which had tens of thousands of reactions, quickly spread on the Internet and allowed He will raise more than $ 62,000.

"We are fine after a stressful night where we eat badly. Not even three bombs could contain rain This came into the house. All services are down, TVs are fried at lightning, so more cartoons for dogs, "wrote Phillips.

However, the woman said that she was grateful and aware that on another of the 24 inhabited islands in the area, the disaster was even worse. "I pray for those who have suffered unimaginable damage. I do not know how a dog or other living thing could have survived the weather. My heart is with them, "he concluded.