In photos: Hurricane Dorian's "apocalyptic" aftermath in the Bahamas
Properties at Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island have been razed by Dorian. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
The devastation Hurricane Dorian inflicted on the Bahamas is beginning to emerge as a massive rescue and recovery effort gets into full swing.
The big picture: At least 30 people in the Bahamas have died, Bahamian Minister of Health Duane Sands said on Thursday night, but he anticipates the death toll will rise. Dorian stalled over the Bahamas after hitting the islands as a Category 5 storm before being downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as it began to pull away Tuesday. The HeadKnowles Foundation's Lia Head-Rigby told Al Jazeera of the Abaco Islands: "It's total devastation. It's decimated. Apocalyptic."
The remains of Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport. CNN reports the walls have gone and "the ceiling has come crashing." Photo: Yasmin Rigby//AFP/Getty Images
Damage on Great Abaco Island. Officials say 17 of those confirmed dead were from the Abaco islands and 3 from Grand Bahama, the Nassau Guardian reports. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Abaco properties Preliminary reports show some 76,000 Bahamians have been impacted and more than 13,000 houses damaged or destroyed, per the American Red Cross. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews deployed to Andros Island to help with medical evacuations capture Dorian's devastation on Monday. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/Twitter
Marsh Harbour was hit hard. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
The U.S. Coast has been capturing the devastation on the Bahamas while helping with recovery efforts. Photo: Adam Stanton/US Coast Guard via Getty Images
A flooded downtown street in the Bahamas capital, Nassau. Photo: Lucy Worboys/AFP/Getty Images
First responders escort an injured person from Abaco Island after the U.S. Coast Guard evacuated people from the island on Tuesday. Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images
The damage on Abaco Island. Photo: HeadKnowles Foundation via Getty Images
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Scott Buschman (L) and Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis (C) prepare to go on a reconnaissance flight to Abaco Island. Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images
A flooded area in Saunders Beach, Nassau. Photo: Lucy Worboys/AFP/Getty Images
The National Emergency Management Agency in Nassau. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
A flooded house in Nassau. Photo: Lucy Worboys/AFP/Getty Images
Editor's note: This article has been updated with more images.
