Bahamas struggles to cope with decomposing bodies, emotional trauma after Dorian
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Source: CNBC
The smell of death hung over parts of Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas on Friday, as relief workers sifted through the debris of shattered homes and buildings in a search expected to dramatically drive up the death toll from Hurricane Dorian.
Dorian, the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Bahamas, swept through the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island earlier this week, leveling entire neighborhoods and knocking out key infrastructure, including airport landing strips and a hospital.
Hundreds, if not thousands, are still missing in the country of about 400,000 people, and officials say the death toll, which stands at 30, is likely to shoot up as more bodies are discovered in the ruins and floodwaters left behind by the storm.
You smell the decomposing bodies as you walk through Marsh Harbour, said Sandra Sweeting, 37, in an interview amid the wreckage on Great Abaco. Its everywhere. There are a lot of people who arent going to make it off this island.
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