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Covid-19 has marooned people living on small boats worldwide. Now hundreds of anxious sailors are preparing to make dangerous voyages home across the AtlanticCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith a 3,600-mile non-stop solo sail across the Atlantic ahead of him, Garry Crothers is a little anxious. But he has to get moving before the hurricane season. “I’m in a bad place here,...

New York reporter recalls challenges of covering a disaster as huge as the category 5 storm that ripped through the BahamasHow do you start an interview with someone who has just lost everything?With the floodwaters just receded, the stench of mould beginning to creep into the hollowed-out buildings that survived two days of pummelling winds, and bloated corpses still being recovered, that was a...

Large swaths of Greater Abaco Island were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, which was the worst disaster in Bahamas historyRescue workers wearing white hazard suits continued their grim search for bodies and survivors in the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas on Monday, as relief agencies worked to deliver food and supplies over flooded roads and piles of debris. Related: How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief Continue...

Government acts to avert profiteering in wake of disasterOfficials still trying to reach areas cut off by floods and debrisThe government of the Bahamas has sent 900 police and military personnel to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama hardest hit by Hurricane Dorian, while taking action to stave off any profiteering by private sector rescue missions amid signs of chaos in some of...

Rescuers battle to reach devastated communities as cruise ships arrive with supplies and volunteersRescue teams are still struggling to reach some flood-hit Bahamian communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian as top officials said the death toll had risen to 43, while it is feared hundreds, perhaps thousands, remain missing.Government agencies and charities continued to bring desperately needed relief efforts to the Bahamas, including...

Some survived by clinging to tree branches. Many are still searching for loved ones. Now they face the greatest challenge: starting over The town of High Rock on Grand Bahama island, with its secluded, shimmering white sand beaches and stretches of coral reef, has drawn tourists for years.But after two days of Hurricane Dorian’s pounding winds, sometimes reaching 220mph, it has been reduced almost...

Lashing rain, 185mph winds – the ferocious storm has left 30 dead and hundreds missing. Oliver Laughland reports from the rubble of Grand BahamaHurricane Dorian latest – live updatesAs Erica Roberts clung to a tall mango tree, the winds and sea water churned up by Hurricane Dorian pounding her face, a single thought ran through her head: “I will not die like this.” Related:...

Eye is 10 miles off Cape Hatteras, moving north-east at 14mphAt least 30 dead in the Bahamas with expectation toll may rise 2.28pm BST Having just made landfall at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Dorian is spinning up the Atlantic Coast with winds up to 95mph. 2.02pm BST Good Morning, weather watchers. With Hurricane Dorian still upon us, we’ll continue to follow its progress and...

Officials expect the number of dead will continue to rise as large parts of some islands remain inaccessible to rescue crewsThe official death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has hit 20 and is likely to rise further, the country’s prime minister has said, as he warned of “generational devastation” in the archipelago’s northern region.Aerial video of the Abaco Islands – a northern...

South Carolina governor urges residents to ‘get out now’ while Bahamas grapples with devastationAs forecasters warned on Wednesday of near-record water levels swamping North and South Carolina, millions of people were under evacuation orders while Hurricane Dorian crept up the south-eastern US coast.Dorian’s ferocity has weakened since it struck the Bahamas. But it is still powerful and appears likely to get dangerously near Charleston,...

Thousands left without shelter and likely to face food and water shortages as Bahamas hurricane tracks towards FloridaUS officials and counterparts around the world sent out an urgent call for help for the Bahamas after the northernmost islands in the archipelago were pulverized by Hurricane Dorian.Thousands of residents of Grand Bahama and Abaco islands are without shelter, stranded by flooding and are likely to...

Video shows the scale of catastrophe as the storm continues to move away from the Bahamas and towards FloridaFull story: five confirmed dead in Bahamas‘It’s vicious’: terrified Bahamians wait for Dorian to pass 10.25pm BST Here’s another batch of satellite images showing before and after Dorian inundation in the Bahamas, as reported by CNBC.#Dorian has picked up speed and is now moving NW at...

Images show the extent of flooding in cities including Nassau and Dorian this weekFollow the latest live updates on Hurricane Dorian Continue reading...

Dorian stalls over Grand Bahama, bringing high winds, torrential rain and storm surges Hurricane Dorian has stalled over the Bahamas, lashing the islands with wind, rain and storm surges, and killing at least five people.Thousands of homes were inundated by floodwater as rescue operations tried to reach stranded residents, many trapped on roofs. Continue reading...

Hurricane Dorian has pummelled the Bahamas with winds of over 180mph, unleashing massive flooding. Hubert Minnis, the prime minister of the Bahamas, said his country is 'in the midst of a historic tragedy' as at least five people were reported dead. The American Red Cross, which is already at standby in the Bahamas, is also preparing to shelter up to 60,000 Americans as the storm...

The storm has been downgraded to category 4, but is still described as being ‘extremely dangerous’Hurricane Dorian: five dead and 13,000 houses severely damaged in Bahamas – live updatesAs Hurricane Dorian continued to pummel the northern Bahamas on Monday, the south-eastern United States was bracing for the impending storm.Though the slow-moving, powerful storm was downgraded from a category 5 to a category 4 hurricane,...