1,300 still missing in hurricane-hit Bahamas: officials

Some 1,300 people are still unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, officials said Thursday, down from the 2,500 previously reported.

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A woman walks on the beach as a storm approaches in Nassau, Bahamas, on September 12, 2019. - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a weather disturbance (95L) over the southeast and central Bahamas on September 12, 2019, which is growing better organized and is likely to form into a tropical depression or tropical storm by September 14. NOAA said the system is moving toward the northwest. If this trend continues Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories will likely be initiated later Thursday. This disturbance will bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds across portions of the Bahamas through Friday. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

2019-09-13 11:50:34

Some 1,300 people are still unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, officials said Thursday, down from the 2,500 previously reported.

The Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) attributed the drop to cross-referencing names of missing persons with those in shelters.

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