Category 4 hurricane which packed winds of 130mph hit the southern and central Bahamas the hardest on October 1 and 2nd. Hardest Hit in Crooked Islands, Atkins, Long Island, Rum Cay, Exuma and San Salvador where there was flooding and outages, communication to these islands were affected by the blackout that affected landline, internet and mobile outages. 46 persons had to be evacuated from Crooked Islands. A shortage of clean drinking water and food occurred across the southern Bahamian islands. on Several of the islands the airports were severely affected. Crooked island described as obliterated. On Long island residents reported up to 12 feet of water in homes; the island’s fishing and farming industries was completely devastated, 75 % of fishing vessels destroyed. Many buildings were damaged and destroyed in Long Island and heavy flooding made some areas Inaccessible. 836 homes in total were completely destroyed in the islands, 413 homes in Long Island, 227 houses in San Salvador, 123 homes in Acklins, 50 houses in Crooked Island and 23 residences in Rum Cay. ECLAC estimated damage of the storm to be at $120,637,340.
The following islands received no major impacts: Abaco, Andros, Eleuthera, Ragged Island, Bimini, Berry Islands, Mayaguana.
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