Caribbean L 8 ife, Sept. 6, 2019 BQ
A volunteer stands in a road that was fl ooded by Hurricane Dorian as residents
work to rescue each other in small boats near the Causarina bridge
in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The storm’s
punishing winds and muddy brown fl oodwaters devastated thousands of
homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics.
Dorian devastates
The Bahamas
By Tangerine Clarke
Consul General of the Bahamas
in New York, Lawrence “Larry” Cartwright
has confirmed as of press time
that two citizens have succumbed to
their injuries and seven are seeking
medical attention, as a result of Hurricane
Dorian, which swept through the
tourist destination and left destruction
in its path.
During an exclusive interview with
Caribbean Life on Tuesday, Sept. 4,
Cartwright thanked this newspaper for
its concern, and stated that the consulate
continues to receive updated information
as it becomes available, but confirmed
that of today, only seven persons
were seriously injured by Hurricane
Dorian before it left the island last night
at approximately 10 pm local time.
Cartwright noted that there could
be more victims, but that could not be
confirmed until updated information
comes from the island, as the government
continues its search and rescue
efforts to ensure persons are accounted
for.T
he diplomat, who spoke with this
reporter from his 46th Street New York
City office, said that Hurricane Dorian
has devastated Grand Bahamas and
other parts of the territory, but the
effects of the hurricane has diminished
and the island has been given an allclear
of the tropical cyclone that has
left the island.
He said the media will be updated as
Associated Press / Ramon Espinosa
soon as more news become available,
noting that the consulate cannot give
an accurate account at this moment
since reports continue to come in.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency
Management Agency (CDEMA.org)
which has now confirmed that 25 persons
evacuated from Great Abaco to
New Providence, called Hurricane Dorian
that battered The Bahamas with
high winds and rain for more than two
days, catastrophic. Fifty children were
evacuated from a children’s home in
impacted areas in Grand Bahamas, and
449 persons recorded in nine shelters in
Great Abaco.
Additionally, 346 persons in 17 shelters
in Grand Bahama, as parts of Abaco
have been decimated by severe flooding.
Damage to infrastructure and buildings
in southern Abaco suffered less devastation
than in the north.
Bahamas Consulates across America
are now accepting donations to aid hurricane
victims on the island.
New York Consulate, located at 231
East 46th. Street New York New York
10017, Phone: 212-421-6420, will be
accepting donations.
Bahamas Washington D C. - 1025 Vermont
Avenue, NW Suite 20005, Phone:
(202-734-6578, Atlanta Consulate -
Park Central Building 2970 Clairmont
Rd. NE Suite, 690, Phone: 404- 214-
0492 and the Bahamas Miami office,
100 N Biscayne Blvd. Suite #900 Miami
FL. 33131 Phone: 305-373-6295.
/(CDEMA.org