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...
New storm hits the Bahamas two weeks after the hurricane Dorian
Tropical storm Humberto heavy rains in The Bahamas
has caused A new storm of Heavy Rain brought to The Bahamas Two Weeks after the Hurricane Dorian devastated the Islands .
Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto on Friday evening, bringing Heavy Rain and strong winds.
It is now slowly on the way to the North, away from The Bahamas and is expected to steer clear of the U.S. coast.
Humberto is strengthening the forecast in a hurricane by Sunday Night or Monday Morning , caused stormy seas.
Although The Hurricane will not threaten the country, it is dangerous swell, surf and rip tides on the South-Eastern US coast and the North-Western Bahamas.
How has The Storm also had an impact on The Rescue operation?the rescuers feared that strong winds, Heavy Rain and flooding in The Bahamas , which could prevent that the efforts to find people missing after 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.
"I hope it doesn't bother you," he said. "We have preventive measures to address the potential impacts we face. "
"fuel and water are the biggest needs in Abaco," said Smith.
About 1,300 people are missing after Dorian, while at least 15,000 of them are in need of, shelter, food and medical care.
storm Dorian: What happened?Hurricane Dorian battered and killed in The Bahamas earlier this month, at least 50 people. As the clean-up continued in operation, the Death Toll is expected to rise.
Dorian packing wind speeds of 295km/h (185mph), when it made landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abacos on 1. September.
It reached the highest winds recorded for a hurricane landfall when it struck the Abaco Islands .
at least 15,000 people were left homeless in the Hurricane DorianOn Thursday, the US announced a $4m (£3. 2m) in new humanitarian aid for The Bahamas . The U.S. Agency for International development, said The Money would be on the road in the direction of shelter, food, medicine and water to the two worst hit Islands .
More Than 5,000 people have been evacuated from those Islands to New Providence where the capital Nassau is located.
hurricane dorian, the bahamas, severe weather, hurricanes
Source of news: bbc.com
