Woods tweeted on Thursday that he and Timberlake are partnering with pro golfer Ernie Eles, the international hospitality real estate development company Nexus Luxury Collection, and the luxury resort community The Albany, Bahamas, to establish the ONE Bahamas Fund with $6 million and challenged others to donate and help reach a goal of $12 million. Reigning Masters golf champion Tiger Woods and singer Justin Timberlake are the latest celebrities to join the relief effort. Businesses and celebrities are making commitments to assist the Bahamas, and organizations are asking the public to help with the relief efforts. The hurricane left about 76,000 people homeless and in need of assistance in the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island, where entire neighborhoods were leveled by the storm's 183 mph winds, according to the United Nations.įood, clean water, shelter, health and sanitation services are in critical need in the aftermath of the hurricane, officials said. He said the whereabouts of some survivors remains unknown because the power and communication infrastructure in the hard-hit Abaco Islands - including a power station at Marsh Harbour that was "completely destroyed" - has been obliterated.ĭorian slammed the Bahamas as a monster Category 5 hurricane, tying the record for the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall. But as officials began to check the list against government records of people staying in shelters or who have been evacuated, they dramatically reduced the list by 1,200 names. On Wednesday, Bahamian officials said 2,500 people were listed on the registry. Officials are hopeful that many of those registered as unaccounted for will eventually surface as survivors, Smith added. The individuals that haven't been accounted for in the deadly storm have been registered on the Bahamian government's missing persons registry, Carl Smith, a spokesman for the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency, said at a news conference on Wednesday. 2 remains at 50, but authorities say they expect it to climb dramatically and warned many victims may have been washed out to sea and may never be recovered. The official death toll from the hurricane that ripped across the Bahamas on Sept. Send us feedback about these examples.As search-and-recovery crews comb through the hundreds of homes in the Bahamas wrecked by Hurricane Dorian, officials on the island nation released an alarming figure: 1,300 people have been registered by loved ones as unaccounted for. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'aftermath.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023 See More Melanie Campbell and Cassandra Welchlin, Essence, 27 July 2023 In the aftermath, city leaders and residents have demanded to know why city police were not present at the event when shooting began despite multiple 911 calls warning police of a growing crowd armed with weapons. Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 27 July 2023 The aftermath of the recent Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle affirmative action has sent shockwaves through our communities and highlights the dire need for a recommitment to equity. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023 The call drew an outcry from Ohio State in the immediate aftermath, as head coach Ryan Day made his feelings known immediately on the hit, and the picking up of the flag. Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 27 July 2023 Chase Chrisley is leaning on family in the aftermath of his split from Emmy Medders. Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 July 2023 North Korean civilians in Pyongyang surveying the aftermath of a bombing by American planes.
Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2023 The aftermath has added to the trauma of a grieving and fractured community. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023 Advertisement Here are some more scenes of the storms and their aftermath:Ī friend sent me video of the high winds in D.C. Recent Examples on the Web Video of the incident’s aftermath circulated widely on social media.
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