Hurricane Dorian: The Government of the Bahamas recognizes that it is missing 2,500 after the cyclone

The pbadage of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas in early September left 2,500 missing.

The Bahamas government reported Wednesday that it was the official number of people registered as missing after the cyclone

But they warned that They are checking if some of them are in shelters.

"This list has not yet been verified in the government archives of people who remain in shelters or who have been evacuated," said National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Carl Smith , at a press conference.

"The database is being processed," he added.

Reviews

The authorities have confirmed the death of 50 people because of the hurricane that hit with a particular fury the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama from 1 to 3 September.

In addition, some 70,000 people are in need of food and shelter, according to the United Nations, and about 3,500 people have been evacuated to Nbadau, the capital, located on the island of New Providence.

Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the most affected islands say that the government does not help them and does not succeed in avoiding looting. In addition, they report in social networks that the death toll is much higher than that reported by the authorities.

However, the Bahamas government has defended its response to the disaster.