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Aerial photos reveal mass destruction in the Bahamas

An aerial view shows devastation after hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, September 3, 2019, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. – RC1284C00F50
An aerial view shows devastation after hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, September 3, 2019, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. – RC1284C00F50
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS
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Johnny Simon
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As Hurricane Dorian slowly drifted away from the Bahamas yesterday (Sept. 3) emergency responders got a view of the scale of destruction to the islands. So far, there have been seven reported fatalities, but officials believe that number will rise.

Volunteers walk through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas on Sept. 3.
Volunteers walk through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas on Sept. 3.
Image: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

“It’s total devastation. It’s decimated. Apocalyptic,” aid worker Lia Head-Rigby told the AP. The New York Times reported that 60% of Grand Bahama island was flooded. The Red Cross is reporting that around13,000 homes have sustained severe damage or have been completely destroyed.

Images captured during flyovers capture the damage brought by Dorian, which arrived as a Category-5 storm.

Flooding on Grand Bahama Island on Sept. 4.
Flooding on Grand Bahama Island on Sept. 4.
Image: Reuters/Joe Skipper
A collapsed building on Grand Bahama Island on Sept. 4.
A collapsed building on Grand Bahama Island on Sept. 4.
Image: Reuters/Joe Skipper
A home surrounded by floodwaters.
A home surrounded by floodwaters.
Image: Reuters/Joe Skipper
A boat lays across a road after hurricane Dorian hit the Grand Bahama Island, seen on Sept. 4.
A boat lays across a road after hurricane Dorian hit the Grand Bahama Island, seen on Sept. 4.
Image: Reuters/Joe Skipper
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The flooded Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, on Sept. 3.
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS
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A heavily damaged neighborhood on the Abaco Islands.
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas via Reuteres
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Boats strewn about an Abaco marina.
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas via Reuters
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Damaged buildings on the Abaco Islands.
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas via Reuters
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A devastated neighborhood, where homes were severely damaged.
Image: Michelle Cove/Trans Island Airways via Reuters
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Flood and wind damage as seen from above the Abaco Islands.
Image: Michelle Cove/Trans Island Airways via Reuters
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A destroyed dockside area on the Abaco Islands.
Image: Michelle Cove/Trans Island Airways via Reuters
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Debris covers this area on the Abaco Islands
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS
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Homes that were exposed to the full force of Dorian on the Abaco Islands.
Image: Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS
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Some islands are estimated to have been 60% flooded.
Image: Michelle Cove/Trans Island Airways via Reuters
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The Marsh Harbour Airport, swamped by Dorian.
Image: Michelle Cove/Trans Island Airways via Reuters