Forecasters warn Hurricane Humberto could cause rip currents off U.S. coast
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto will bring large swells to the northwestern Bahamas and southeastern U.S. coast for several days.
Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas faces tropical storm
Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas on Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto threatened to lash the archipelago’s northwest region that was already hit by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago.
Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian
Meanwhile, a cluster of heavy thunderstorms is heading toward the Bahamas and is expected to further drench the communities bashed by Dorian.
Hurricane Dorian survivors struggle to start new life in Bahamas
The government has estimated that up to 10,000 people from the Abaco islands alone will need food, water and temporary housing.
At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm in the Southeastern U.S. and one in Puerto Rico.
Emergency officials have fanned out across stricken areas to track down people who were missing or in distress. Crews are clearing streets and setting up aid distribution centers.
For days, the hurricane had pounded the Bahamas with winds up to 185 mph (295 kph) and torrential rains. Now, the storm's victims are in desperate need of help as they seek to rebuilt their lives.
During an Oval Office briefing Wednesday, Trump displayed a map of the National Hurricane Center forecast for last Thursday that showed Dorian could track over Florida. The map he displayed included what appeared to be a hand-drawn half-circle that extended…
At least seven deaths were reported in the Bahamas, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.
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