HURRICANE DORIAN FACT SHEET 2019 This meeting has been arranged as one of the many responses that will develop in the days that follow as we track the disaster left behind by Hurricane Dorian. As of September 9, this is what we know about the impact of Hurricane Dorian: • Updated death count has risen to 50 is expected to rise o 42 of these deaths originate from Abaco • Approximately 76,000 have been affected in the Islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco • 2,500 people have been reported missing as of September 12, 2019 • Approximately 5,400 displaced residents have been relocated to Nassau from both regions during the timespan of three days. • At least 4,000 Bahamians have left the islands and landed in the United States as of Monday, confirmed by American immigration authorities. • Storm surges that reached approximately 30 feet high have now been cited as the cause of a significant oil spill in the region of Grand Bahamas. • Wind gusts and floodwater caused extensive leveling of the land and damage to schools, hospitals, businesses and homes. Hurricane Dorian is considered to be the strongest recorded Hurricane to hit The Bahamas and the second strongest to hit the Atlantic. Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the Elbow Cay region of the Abacos on September 1st. It remained stationary in The Bahamas with an average 23ft of storm surges and wind gusts up to 180MPH until it left the island on September 3rd. The Hurricane made its way towards the southeast coast of the United States. Its impact was felt in Florida, Georgia and areas of the Carolinas that had already been recovering since last year’s devastating category 4 Hurricane Florence. The New York Times reports that nearly 95% of the island has been destroyed. .