A reasonable and unanswered question ...

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Where is the US response to the disaster in the Bahamas?

[PoliticAverse]

1. US State Department statement on Response to Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas

https://www.state.gov/united-states-response-to-hurricane-dorian-in-the-bahamas/

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7. Not much of a statement, not a single specific except dedication to holding meetings. Why isn't ....

the Navy there desalinating water? How about a Corps of Engineer battalion clearing the airports or clearing harbors?

[mcar]

2. Coast Guard has been there

[Skittles]

3. I know the US Coast Guard is helping to rescue people

https://www.apnews.com/d7015705d0eb46ec847bf8e26053d9a5

[emmaverybo]

4. Miami bypasses feds to deploy search and rescue crews to the Bahamas

City of Miami working with Bahamians as frustrated with lack of fed approval to act. Miami sending
highly skilled paramedic-firefighting search and rescue personnel to help in crucial window of
time.

(Summary based on EMS1.com bulletin)

So no fed response.

Also cruise ship bringing docs, volunteers, supplies

https://www.ems1.com/disaster-management/articles/394721048-EMS-docs-and-volunteers-en-route-to-Bahamas-aboard-cruise-ship/

So no fed response

Edit: well, according to earlier posts and state dept. link, Feds are responding.

[genxlib]

5. Two of the FEMA search and rescue teams are there

They are the only ones certified to do international deployments through USAID.

If they are overwhelmed, there is precedent to send more. I think there were a total of six in Haiti. I know because I was there with one of them. However, that was Obama...

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6. "However, that was Obama..." A little closer to to an answer.