Hurricane Dorian: 60% of the island of Grand Bahama was under water

60% of the surface area of ​​Grand Bahama Island, northwest of the Bahamas archipelago, was under water because of the storm and rain rain affecting the 39; Hurricane Dorian, who still strikes Tuesday this region of the Atlantic.

The videos recorded by the residents of Grand Bahama and broadcast on social networks show that the houses are almost completely covered with water, which continues to increase, even if the rains do not stop.

With Grand Bahama, the other most affected island is Abacus. In this line, the local media also reproduce images of the latter, the first point in the Atlantic archipelago struck by Dorian, which shows completely flooded streets where you have to travel by boat.

"It's a total devastation, it's been destroyed, Apocalyptic, like a bomb exploded," said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps run a local support organization and toured of Abaco Island. "rebuild what was there, you must start again."

Absolute devastation

Relief authorities have reported scenes of utter devastation in parts of the Bahamas and are scrambling to cope with an impending humanitarian crisis following the pbadage of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm recorded on an archipelago. The death of seven people has been reported and the full extent of the disaster is still unknown.

Violent winds and muddy floods have destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes, rendered hospitals unusable and trapped people in their attics.

Hurricane force

Practically parked on a portion of the Bahamas for a day and a half, Dorian landed on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, north of the archipelago, with winds of up to 295 kilometers an hour and rains torrential until it is finally open to open water on Tuesday and heading to Florida. The speed of its winds has been reduced to 175 kilometers at the hour, always dangerous.

According to Red Cross spokesman Matthew Cochrane, more than 13,000 homes, or about 45 percent of the homes in Grand Bahama and Abacus, are reported to have been seriously damaged or completely destroyed. United Nations officials said more than 60,000 people would need food on the islands and the Red Cross said some 62 million people would need drinking water.

US Alert

Evacuation notices have been issued on the coasts of Florida, Georgia and North Carolina for more than 2 million people. Although the threat of a direct impact on Florida has virtually disappeared, Dorian should pbad dangerously close to Georgia and South Carolina and even land in North Carolina on Thursday or Friday.

"Do not take the risk, get out of there," said Carlos Castillo, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.