A woman lodged 97 stray dogs at her home during the passage of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian these days in the Bahamas has caused the worst disaster in archipelago history, killing at least five people, injuring 21 and destroying more than 45% of homes, leaving about 60,000 people in need. humanitarian aid. In the midst of chaos, a woman decided to do something for those who could not "get ready" for the devastating hurricane.

Chella Phillips opened the doors of her home to receive 97 abandoned dogs, including 79 in her room. "It's been crazy since last night," said the woman in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon.

However, not only did he house them, but he also ensured the comfort of his guests. In this line, he took steps to make the interior of his house more enjoyable for animals, play music, turn on air conditioning and even install cages, which his neighbors donated, for "people frightened and sick ".

As he posted on Facebook, once with the dogs at home, Phillips barricaded himself outside the house to support the pbading of Dorian, a category 5 hurricane that was moved slowly. Once during the weekend, the woman reported that she lost electricity and that the floodwaters were coming to her home, but that all the inhabitants – human and canine – were doing well.

A few hours later, she published another update on Facebook, noting that she and her brother had spent "a stressful night" trying to fight the severe floods. All his TVs had been "fried" by lightning, which meant "more cartoons for sick dogs".

Vocation with dogs

Phillips' love gesture for street dogs did not start last weekend. The woman runs a shelter for homeless dogs in the Bahamas called "The Dogs Without Voice of Nbadau, Bahamas". The day he decided to open the doors of his house to receive nearly 100 animals, coincided with the fourth birthday of the shelter. "Dogs with no voice have helped about 1,000 dogs since it opened," Phillips said on Facebook.

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His message about the dogs he rescued before Dorian reached the Bahamas quickly became viral, with over 67,000 mentions and hundreds of comments. A few hours later, in a second post, Phillips updated information about his followers and said that all dogs became friends.

"Everyone here hears well and welcomes newcomers with an undulating tail, as they know that they are their brothers and sisters who are suffering on the street," Phillips wrote, adding: "Everyone of my babies deserves to have a loving home. "

Phillips also thanked "the expansive support and sincere prayers of so many people" as a result of its viral release. But she would have liked to do more because she worries about all the dogs she could not take home. "I pray for other islands that have unimaginable damage and I do not see how a dog or a living thing could have survived on the outside, my heart is with them," Phillips wrote.

Meanwhile, Facebook users across the country and around the world have flocked to Phillips' publications to offer favorable comments. "Pray for you, for the hairballs and for the rest of the Bahamas caught in this nightmare," wrote a woman. "The world is with you and your efforts," wrote another.