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From car crash to fleeing tornado

THIRTY days after a “tragic” car accident, dietitian Shanishka Cambridge found herself “running from a tornado” in her Marsh Harbour home. In a mad dash for safety, she and her son ran to a closet while her husband pushed against a door to stave off

No reports of violence against US relief agencies

THERE have been no reports of violence against United States agencies conducting relief efforts in Abaco following Hurricane Dorian, the US Embassy has said.The embassy, on its official Twitter account, said both the United States Coast Guard and Cus

HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATES: PM says 20 deaths confirmed

Wednesday's news from Abaco and Grand Bahama.

'Total devastation' in Abaco

RESCUE and aid groups that flew over Abaco yesterday described the island as being in complete ruin.

Boy’s last words: ‘Grammy, I love you’

A GRANDMOTHER’S worst nightmare has become a reality for Ingrid McIntosh after she was made aware of her eight-year-old grandson’s reported drowning during Hurricane Dorian in Abaco.

Dramatic video shows family abandoning home

DRAMATIC video was posted to social media showing local photographer Tim Aylen and his family abandoning their home in Arden Forest, Grand Bahama, yesterday, evacuating in raging chest high water to get to safety.

PM cautions nation to expect more deaths

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday cautioned the nation to expect more deaths as officials begin assessments of Hurricane Dorian’s wrath, which was described as the greatest national crisis in the country’s history.

Davis: Provide debt relief for victims of hurricane

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has appealed to those in the commercial sector to provide a minimum of 60 days debt relief to storm victims following the passage of Hurricane Dorian.He added this should include temporary relief from mortgage p

Fisherman tells how wife drowned as home flooded

A CRAB fisherman from East Grand Bahama said he could not save his wife from drowning as a powerful storm surge from Hurricane Dorian flooded their home. Howard Armstrong said he was able to swim out of his flooded home to his boat and make it to sa

Boy feared lost rescued as he sat in tree waiting

A LITTLE boy feared lost in the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco was found sitting on a tree, according to an update from his father. A post from Mack Altidor on Facebook said his son Brenden Dion Altidor was found by an unnamed man

$1m each from Disney and Royal Caribbean to help

THE Bahamas’ relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian have received a $2m injection courtesy of a leading cruise line and a worldwide family-entertainment juggernaut.The Walt Disney Company and Royal Caribbean International (R

20 evacuated to Princess Margaret Hospital

MORE than 20 people were evacuated from Abaco and brought to Princess Margaret Hospital in New Providence with wide ranging injuries following Hurricane Dorian’s passage. While Health Minister Dr Duane Sands initially placed the number at 21, the Pu

'There's nothing left' say saved US siblings

AFTER spending just over two days in a concrete room with no roof as Hurricane Dorian raged through Abaco, a group of storm-weathered American tourists told The Tribune “there’s nothing left”. Texan siblings Bryan and Heather Lee, and their friend J