the Baham
Hurricane Dorian was the strongest hurricane on record to (1)_
and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history. On 1 September 2019
Dorian hit the Abaco Islands with sustained winds (2)
185 mph (295 km/h). It
made landfall as a (3)
5 hurricane on Elbow Cay, just east of Great Abaco Island,
and went on to strike Grand Bahama at similar intensity, stalling just north of the territory with
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unrelenting winds for at least 24 hours.
Damage in the Bahamas was (4)
due to the prolonged and intense storm
conditions, including heavy rainfall, high winds and storm surge with thousands of homes
destroyed, 70,000 people (5)
homeless, and at least 58 deaths recorded. As of
the costliest disaster
September 28, 600 people still remain missing. Dorian is (6)
in Bahamian history, estimated to have left behind an exceptional $7 billion in property
damage.
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(7)
its ravages through the Bahamas, Dorian proceeded along the coasts of
the Southeastern United States and Atlantic Canada, leaving behind considerable damage and
economic (8)
in those regions.
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