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1. Aerial footage of Grand Bahama Island. This is what Homestead FL looked like after Andrew
2. Aerial footage of Grand Bahama Island
3. Aerial footage of Grand Bahama Island and an angry ocean
4. Before and after: Grand Bahama Island/Freeport
If you have the means, consider donating to help: https://bahamasredcross.org/
If you're planning a Caribbean vacation in the coming years, consider the Bahamas - they'll need all the help they can get.
Bobnotch
But, it'll get rebuilt unlike Puerto Rico. The money will be used where it needs to go.
Donaldbain
Those people are rich, they all have two or three boats in their yards.
confanity
Maybe Trump will save the day by throwing some paper towels at them.
matticitt
What an absolute mess.
Watcher555
mother nature has enough !
onthe6ball
and it will happen again
kcwenttothemoon
I lived just north of Homestead during Andrew. These pictures make me feel like I can't breathe. It was just me and Spike, my cat.
kcwenttothemoon
I don't know what was worse, the roar of the storm or the terrified howl of my cat.
noctilucentstudios
Don’t worry, lil don trump will be by with paper towels soon.
freckledkink
Don't donate to Red Cross. Find another reputable organization.
mkyner
What's the latest casualty count?
CrazyCatLad
Saw 7...not bad considering but I'd assume that will rise :/
gonzar09
At least 5 dead. Reports still coming in. Lord knows how long the after effects will be felt.
Zeuski
All politicians/actors that cheered the hurricane since it would hit a Trump property should start donating.
TUGboatJOB
The first video is actually Marsh Harbour which is as equally destroyed. Just showing how big of a disaster this was.
joot
Thank you for clarifying.
Chosan1
The devastation to the Bahamas cannot be overstated - It looks like a cat 6 hurricane hit.
OhMyWhatHaveIDone
Damn I feel so bad for all them people.
OhMyWhatHaveIDone
And piss on all the jerks making fun about them.
Odyssey9
No! The place is already poor dammit!!! >_<
WhichIsIt
I didn’t know the Bahamas was poor
positiveleroy
Have you ever been to Freeport or Nassau? Outside of the resorts they’re very poor.
andwings2go
Proper elevation, block construction and roof straps cannot be overstated https://imgur.com/uoSa1Nb
joot
The importance of money cannot be overstated.
andwings2go
I'm in a low lying frame house near the Gulf coast of FL so, yea....I know
Undrave
It's not like the Bahamas have mountains...
andwings2go
Look how steep the driveway is. the property was elevated
AnnoyingBoi
And yet people still want to live there.
Branson728
But the natives don’t really have a choice. The natives are so poor they couldn’t leave if they wanted to. Idk why people MOVE there. We’ve
Branson728
Been to Freeport several times and the natives had spent a couple million on schools for the island just a few years ago and that put the
Branson728
Island in massive debt. It’s a shame. No school = no jobs = no money and it’s a viscous circle. Beautiful place though.
AnnoyingBoi
No doubt it's a great place for holidays. Tourism is the only way to make money there I suppose.
JohnMagneTrane
Whenever I see hurricanes I think of that one The Spirit episode by Will Eisner.
Starbolt81
It looks bad, and then you notice the shipping contaiuners and boats in peoples backyards
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
The big diff between this and FL is at least you can truck supplies/labor into FL. Everything in the Bahamas has to come by boat or plane.
Otaku4ever
Note to self: Do not buy properties in the Bahamas.
OneGuyWithSixGuns
What about orbital insertion?
TheUnsolicitedDuckPic
And debris must be hauled out
ErinInStereo
Not helped by the fact that the airport is underwater.
Bytencoder
Submarine pen for free.
LoadsOfMana
You mean the temporary second boat dock. :P
SoIScrewedUpSoWhat
Omg
Undrave
Bahamas is basically a bunch of sand bars... this is gonna have some lasting consequence...
CommanderCaribou
We should host a massive rock concert to raise funds for the Bahamas. Call it...Live Aid? Yeah that sounds good
TheRealBatlord
Dig up Freddie Mercury and put him on stage past his prime just like last time.
paleofuturism
we don't need aids at the live aid 2, electric boogaloo
TheRealBatlord
Agreed. You are not invited.
zHurk777
Puerto Rico is still in bad shape & their government mismanagement has exacerbated their problems. Puerto Rico is part of the USA.
FlavorIntensifies
I remember Andrew, that was a hellscape, nature is scary
zHurk777
Puerto Rico is still in pretty bad shape with many homes still using tarps for roofs.
Beatsack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAxXoMrMzi0
jackie9403
This brake my heart. I was there 2 months ago ... It's so beautiful
RichaCartoonGod
I was there 2 months ago too! I hope everyone is ok
Snooj
They're gonna rebuild, though. In all the same places out of all the same materials.
thewiggins
All around are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces.
LouisSlungpue
funkykitten
This should be higher
thefishingman
it was before the hurricane
PulpyOJ
I’m sorry but I have a hard time believing the Red Cross does legitimate relief work. It just seems tangled up in red tape and bureaucracy.
leabelle
They helped in West Virginia after a flood there a few years ago, mostly hot meals and some clean up. The best helpers are Mennonites.
leabelle
They stayed long after everyone else went home, cleaning and building.
DOWNVOTEALLEMOJIS
You would be correct.
buzburbank
"The Bahamas are gone." See what I did there?
HsuDoNihm
Anything can be overstated.
Rizz010
My first thought. Nice.
PrimePowerOn
Hey you aren't supposed to overstate it. Some people made some rule about it or something.
Mickeysofine
"It's raining fire; Godzilla is there, too." Title is stupid.
haroldbeldon
Hey, don't overstate the devastation!
KiwiBEAR9414
I get it. +1
TheBurritoConfederacy
My dumb friend doesn't get it.
EchoRomeoIndiaCharlie
He overstayed the devastation to the Bahamas like the title said he couldn't. The terribly sad part is how close the difference is.
vg8ts
Your username. I like.
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TheBurritoConfederacy
My dumb friend says "Thanks."
JPRiddles
"Yes! They have no Bahamas"
TotalSharknado
“They have no Bahamas today...”
xcopperx
Bahanomas
Snooj
Do doooo dee do do. Bahanomas.
Koukykitty
This is a demonstration of reasons 1-100 of why I would never want to live in a hurricane zone. Absolutely terrifying
ilovecake
Same, and I’m living in Los Angeles. I’d rather have maybe 30-60 seconds than hours or days of a Hurricane.
dontblinkdontevenblinkblinkandyourdead
They can be catastrophic and terrifying; Dorian making landfall 3 times is not normal. Dorian is here now as a cat 2; I'm going to sleep.
ZAPZAPMOTHAFUCKA
Harvey made landfall 2 times in 2017. There's not really such a thing as a "normal" hurricane imo.
dontblinkdontevenblinkblinkandyourdead
Agreed. We can try to predict it then: Irma wobbled, Dorian stalled, Matthew declined quickly.
ZAPZAPMOTHAFUCKA
As someone who lives on the Gulf Coast, I'd rather have a hurricane than a wildfire/tornado/blizzard or earthquake. There's catastrophic 1/2
ZAPZAPMOTHAFUCKA
Weather everywhere, it's just what are you willing to put up with. 2/2
Gluvs
Get ready for 90% of america to be a hurricane zone buddy
diontheunstable
I wouldn't have a problem with it... with high ground and a structure made to withstand it. That's the part I keep thinking is ridiculous.
diontheunstable
The storm tore all our shit down, let's rebuild it even cheaper and shoddier!
SoIScrewedUpSoWhat
Most were born there. We SAVED to take a cruise on our 15th & were shocked at how poor the people were-many didn't even have running water.
catatonicautomation
Same. You get there and your like, well damn, THIS wasn’t on the brochure..
HarryPottersCat
This is why it’s so important for citizens of so-called first world nations. We need to understand the way of life outside our comfort zones
TinyToySoldier
Lived through one very similar in 2004...The island has never been the same. But thats the price you pay for paradise.
Steven054
Thank god there's like, 3 weeks of notice that some angry water is about to fuck up your beach front property
TinyToySoldier
Educate yourself. 3 days max official notice. And don't be jealous that you don't live like other people. Your life turns out sour that way.
Thatawesomeview
Hurricane Ivan right?
TinyToySoldier
Yep!