NASSAU, Bahamas — There is mold growing on the ceiling. Angie McIntosh, who lives in one of the 39 temporary domes constructed in Spring City, Abaco, meant to assist Hurricane Dorian survivors with no place to go, said she keeps a bottle of bleach on hand to clean spots of mold that grow inside the dome, The Nassau Guardian reported on Monday, February 21, in an article written Travis Cartwright-Carroll.
When The Nassau Guardian visited Spring City last week, menacing storm clouds hammered down rain.
McIntosh was sorting clothes to take to the laundry, when The Guardian knocked on her door.
She invited The Nassau Guardian inside the small structure she’s called home for more than two years.
“It’s really cold when it’s cold,” she said of the dome, noting that it feels as cold as 40 degrees Fahrenheit at night.
“When it rains, like now, it’ll get musty,” she said. “You have to constantly clean with bleach, like any dark spots you see developing. Like right now, I have some places that I need to do.
“You constantly have to have bleach on hand, so when you see the mold developing, you have to clean it.
“For me, my sinus keeps bothering me, so I’m trying to find a way out. That’s what I’m trying to see, to get out.”
Her dome has a bed, sofa, a small dining room table with stools, two hot plates, a kitchen sink, a bathroom, running water, and electricity. She also has a refrigerator, a microwave, and a television. See complete Nassau Guardian article at https://thenassauguardian.com/abaconians-struggle-to-make-life-work-in-domes/
