Count of missing people post-Dorian drops to 1,300 in Bahamas

  • 📰 globeandmail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 16 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 92%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday had said the larger figure could include people staying at shelters

“The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily,” NEMA spokesman Carl Smith said at a news briefing.The count fell after the government cross-referenced lists of people evacuated from hard-hit islands with its registry of missing people, Smith said.

The official death count currently stands at 50 but Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis on Wednesday warned he expected that number to significantly increase. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Can the Liberals count on the youth vote again?Young voters turned out in droves during the 2015 federal election. Their doing so again could be key to a Liberal re-election. Hahahahaha Oh hell. I hope not Probably
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Over 2,500 registered as missing as death toll of hurricane Dorian rises to 50 in BahamasBahamian officials said on Wednesday that 2,500 people have been registered as missing in the wake of the devastating hurricane Dorian, a count they said may include people who have fled to shelters around the islands.
Source: GlobalNational - 🏆 81. / 51 Read more »

Bahamas begins to tackle massive cleanup after Hurricane DorianA preliminary report estimates Dorian caused a total of some $7-billion in damage, but the government of the Bahamas has not yet offered any figures Let us stop being smug about our security and life. We can only have everlasting treasures in heaven.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

After Dorian, Bahamas tackles massive clean-upTens of thousands of Bahamians are facing the daunting tasking of cleanup after two islands were devastated by Category 5 storm Hurricane Dorian.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Green Party candidate dropped after Islamophobic Facebook post emergesThe Green Party has dropped an Ontario candidate after a Facebook post emerged where he suggests sending a pig carcass to Muslims. Why do you have a picture of Andrew Scheer? Trudeau media bailout at work, I guess The Green Party is a train wreck. And May is the engineer. I guess no one can say anything about Islam without it being labeled as “islamophobia”...such bullshit
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

After Dorian, cruise lines offer meals, supplies and rides to safety for stranded localsSome industry critics argue that they should do even more to help a country that brings them billions of dollars a year
Source: nationalpost - 🏆 10. / 80 Read more »