WASHINGTON, D.C. — Much needed supplies left Washington D.C. on Saturday, September 14, headed to The Bahamas to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian, WUSA (Channel 9) revealed on its website.
The Bahamian Prime Minister says much of the Abaco island is decimated and no longer exists, leaving many people with nothing.
“Things are bad,” Leah Malcom Skrine said. Her family lives in the Bahamas. “I think it’s hard to put into words and for people to grasp the gravity of how bad things are. Most people don’t have electric, most people don’t have running water and 70,000 people have been displaced.”
Since the hurricane hit, the Bahamian Embassy and Consulate have been accepting donations from across the D.C. area. On Saturday the supplies were loaded into trucks that will now be transported onto a cruise ship that has offered to deliver the supplies.
“There has truly been an outpouring of love,” Skrine said. “We have a 26-foot truck fully loaded and we have another 16-footer being loaded and I think they have two more truckloads of supplies.” https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/donationscollectedarounddcheadtobahamas/65-1aa50b3d-3a6d-4530-8d8c-ade6e84d1cd0?fbclid=IwAR2IhFG_Rtxv6wArZ6DNfTwjH3hFQ74g6oVJFjVjkkkFN05A6Gi6Ad16Rh4
