Bahamas: More than 2500 people registered as missing after devastating Hurricane Dorian

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About 2500 people have been registered as missing after Dorian hit the Bahamas but many may be scattered across the islands and in various evacuation centres

Bahamian officials say 2500 people have been registered as missing after the devastating Hurricane Dorian, a count they said may include people who have fled to shelters around the islands.

Smith said more than 5000 people had evacuated to New Providence but that they had seen a"significant reduction" in the number of people asking to be evacuated. As evacuees from the devastated islands continue to flow in, the Bahamas Gaming Operators Association said on Tuesday it had built more than 15,000 square feet of air-conditioned, tent housing for more than 800 people. Some 295 people were staying in those tents on Wednesday, Bahamian officials said.

"Our whole house was brought down, there's nothing," she said."But I know I can't be here for no three months, I'm out of a job, they're saying I can’t get unemployment, I need to work."

 

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