'We Witnessed Dorian From Start To Finish. The Devastation, The Bodies, The Looting.'

[littlemissmartypants]

A long, eye opening read.

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/sep/06/we-witnessed-dorian-start-finish-devastation-bodie/

They went in thinking they were well prepared for Hurricane Dorian - but it turned into a week of hell for the reporting team from The Tribune, trapped inside Abaco first through the passage of the deadly storm itself and then trying to find a way out of an island cut off from the outside world. Reporter RASHAD ROLLE relives his experience inside an island affected by death, destruction, looting and people trying to find a way to get through the storm. With photographs and video by TERREL W CAREY.

#It took little more than an hour for vast swathes of Abaco to be destroyed.

#That's how long the most ferocious part of Hurricane Dorian blasted the island, tearing down buildings, sending storm surges across the island and killing many of the inhabitants.

#The Tribune's team - myself and photographer Terrel W Carey Sr - had arrived on Friday ahead of the storm, and we thought we were prepared for the worst. We weren't. No one could be.

#We arrived with essential supplies, batteries and back-ups, and with accommodation booked in the Abaco Beach Resort - whose general manager expressed complete confidence that it was utterly prepared. He said there was a detailed plan for how to cope with the storm - guests would stay in their rooms, and if the storm reached category three, they would be invited to stay in the Below Deck area, a spacious area with sturdy steel shutters. This storm reached category five, ripping those shutters off and leaving guests watching in fear as windows bulged inwards ready to burst.

Much more at the link.

[Pachamama]

1. Horrible....and the suffering currently is terrible

I hope and pray help is getting to these people now...

[bronxiteforever]

2. Kick and recommend for visibility. Heartbreaking.n/t