SouthFloridaReporter.com has been receiving a constant stream of videos from The Bahamas.
Some of the videos are courtesy of Our News Bahamas. Others are from the US Coast Guard Miami, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and a U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Black Hawk.
The first video shows the dramatic rescue of several people trapped in the attic of a house. This is cell phone video that has just surfaced and received by Our News Bahamas.
A rescue mission in Freeport, Grand Bahama shows the dangerously high water and conditions the residents endured.
Abaco evacuees are grateful Thursday night to be out of what they say is a truly dreadful scene. Many of them described the atmosphere on the ground as a ticking time bomb. Our News Bahamas’ Jillian Gray reports
Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands has confirmed that the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to 20. Three of those persons died in Grand Bahama. Government officials expect that number to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continue. Here in New Providence, a heartbroken father who was airlifted from Abaco relived the chilling moment his 5-year-old son was swept away by rising tides from the roof of a home in Murphy Town. His son has yet to be found. Jillian Gray reports. Video by Our News Bahamas
U.S. Search teams arrive in the capital to begin searching for survivors and for remains in Abaco & Grand Bahama. Video by Our News Bahamas
As rescue and recovery efforts ramp up in Grand Bahama, teams ventured deeper into east Grand Bahama searching for any survivors. Our News Bahamas Kyle Walkine is on the island and filed this report.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jhonkirc, assisting in the Hurricane Dorian relief effort shares an interview in regards to the actual situation on the Abaco area Sept. 5, 2019.
The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, who are leading search and rescue efforts in the Bahamas (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez)
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater forward-deployed four MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews in support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas, Sept. 3, 2019. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, who are leading search and rescue efforts in the Bahamas (U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez)
A U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Black Hawk crew deployed from the Miami Air and Marine Branch to the Bahamas on Sept. 3, 2019. The CBP AMO Black Hawk crew evacuated over half a dozen people from Marsh Harbour in Abaco Islands, the Bahamas to safety—several of them with injuries.
A U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Black Hawk crew deployed from the Miami Air and Marine Branch to the Bahamas on Sept. 3, 2019. The CBP AMO Black Hawk crew evacuated over half a dozen people from Marsh Harbour in Abaco Islands, the Bahamas to safety—several of them with injuries.
