Grand Bahama
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| Area | 1373 |
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| Population | 51,756 (2010) |
| Largest settlement | Freeport |
| Pop. density | 37. 70 /km2 (97. 64 /sq mi) |
| Archipelago | The Bahamas |
| Did you know | Grand Bahama Island lies just 55 miles off the coast of Florida. |
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| ID | 1169462 |
About Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama is the northernmost island of the Bahamas archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for its beaches, reef-lined coves and mangrove swamps, as well as its all-inclusive resorts and golf courses. Freeport, the largest city, is near popular beaches like Xanadu, and its International Bazaar offers duty-free shopping. Port Lucaya showcases Bahamian music and straw crafts at its Port Lucaya Marketplace.
New storm hits the Bahamas two weeks after the hurricane Dorian
... Carl Smith, of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (Nema), told reporters the storm could be on the search for missing persons, as well as efforts to supply the goods on Grand Bahama and Great Abaco the worst hit Islands But he said that although the weather would slow down, logistics, Nema had emergency plans in place...
Storm Dorian makes landfall in Canada
... On Sunday, ships and aircraft were still helping to move thousands of people from Grand Bahama and the Abacos Islands...
Hurricane Dorian: Rescue efforts stepped up as storm survivors flee
... Cruise liners, private planes and helicopters are all being used to help those still trapped in the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama...
Hurricane Dorian: Hundreds flee chaos in storm-ravaged Bahamas
... On Friday, crowds desperate to leave amassed in their thousands at ports in Great Abaco and Grand Bahama, the two worst-hit islands...
Hurricane Dorian: 'Hundreds trapped' on N Carolina island
... Great Abaco has been rendered virtually uninhabitable The International Red Cross fears 45% of homes on Grand Bahama and the Abacos - some 13,000 properties - were severely damaged or destroyed...
Hurricane Dorian: Who is helping in the relief effort?
... getting a generator (at $450 each) and this guy right here is purchasing over 100 generators and food to send to the Bahamas! All I could do was shake his hand and thank him! There still are good people in the world! What is the latest on the aid effort? International aid operations have been primarily focused on Grand Bahama and the Abacos...
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas death toll expected to be ‘staggering'
... Officials say hundreds, possibly thousands, are still missing in the Abacos and Grand Bahama...
Hurricane Dorian lashes US as the Bahamas cost
... He abused the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, in the North of the archipelago, for two days...
Hurricane Dorian lashes US as the Bahamas cost
heavy rains from Hurricane Dorian are storms, The South -East coast of the United States, after at least 30 people dead and much destruction in The Bahamas .
Dorian, now a category one storm that has left thousands of houses in South and North Carolina without power as it moved slowly to the North.
forecasters warn that Some areas could have flooding, dangerous storm.
1. September, Dorian hits The Bahamas with wind speeds of up to 185mph - the highest ever recorded landfall.
He abused the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama , in the North of the archipelago, for Two Days .
officials say The Final Death Toll in The Bahamas is staggering.
Dorian is expected to weaken slowly over the next few days.
It currently has maximum winds of 90 mph (150km/h) sustained, down from 105mph earlier in The Day .
Bahamas PM Hubert Minnis called The Storm "one of The Greatest national crises in the history of Our Country ". He expected to increase The Number of deaths.
What is the latest on The Storm ?The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that in North Carolina and on the way to the North-East at about 15mph.
The NHC said Dorian would be "near or over" the coast of North Carolina in the next few Hours
In South Carolina , More Than 250,000 households and businesses in the coastal areas left without power, officials said.
Social-media-footage showed flooding in the centre of The City of Charleston.
graphics showed water rising up to 8 ft (2 may. 4m) above the ground on the South Carolina coast, and in the coming days.
More Than 2. 2 million people were ordered to evacuate along the East coast.
mile after mile of destructionAleem Maqbool Bbc News , the Abaco Islands
We have heard about the record-strength of the Hurricane Dorian now for days, but the impact on the ground, is breathtaking.
the roofs were lifted and slammed to the ground, buildings, but destroyed. The Abaco overflown Islands, I can tell you, it is mile on mile of this.
The Northern Bahamas, to bear the brunt of The Storm 's ire. This is where you acute in the coming days, the humanitarian needs are.
What is the latest in The Bahamas is?Although Grand Bahama suffered severe damage and flooding, the Abaco Islands were the hardest hit. Footage from the air showed large parts of the destruction. Houses, roads and shops were torn apart, and high water.
The official Death Toll is 30, but the Minister for health, Duane Sands said he believed The Final toll would be significantly higher.
"Let me say that I think The Number is staggering," he said on local radio.
"I've never seen anything like it, and I don't want To Live through anything like this again. "
thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, on the Abaco Islands"There is Nothing Left in most of Marsh Harbour," said Alicia Cook , the evacuees from the area in the Abaco Islands. "People are panicking: plunder, plunder. "
Bob cornea also spoke to the BBC in the capital, Nassau, after being evacuated from Marsh Harbour. He said he and his wife had to take refuge on the second floor of your Son 's house.
"water up to the neck. It remained that way for two or Three Hours . My Son . he has left us and we got more security.
Interactive film to see, damage to harbors and homes in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, 4. September 29. May"We have to storm through all types of vertebrae, all types of thunderstorms: never everything that is bad. I mean, it was like we were in The Middle of The Ocean . This is what it looked like. Waves of water crash over us. Frightening. Absolutely frightening. "
has started, The British Royal Navy ship RFA Mounts Bay, the landing of personnel and emergency relief to the Abacos. Helicopter and Three Uk humanitarian experts have helped the coordination of The Rescue response.
"inter-active" Refer to the extent of the flooding in Abaco Islands, caused by Hurricane Dorian To Dorian Before Dorianwith The help of the operation on Grand Bahama has been hampered by the severe damage to the airport.
The International Red cross fears 45% of the houses on Grand Bahama and the Abacos - about 13,000 properties were severely damaged or destroyed.
about 70,000 people are in "immediate need" to help, UN officials said.
Is Climate Change making hurricanes worse?scientists cannot say whether or not Climate Change is the increase in The Number of hurricanes, but those who do not pass are likely to be stronger and more destructive, because of our warming climate, says BBC weather-Tomasz Schafernaker .
Here's why:
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