Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas defends hurricane response (BBC)

Bahamian officials have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it devastated parts of the island chain last week, killing at least 43 people.

Residents on the Abaco Islands have accused the government of failing to provide assistance and prevent looting.

Officials denied there had been any cover up of number of deaths. The toll is likely to rise as hundreds, possibly thousands, of people are still missing.

Some 70,000 people were in need of food and shelter, the United Nations said. Read more

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