Trump says he will hit Iran with new sanctions over Saudi oil attack
Trump's administration already slapped Iran with crippling sanctions aimed at driving the country’s oil exports to zero and choking Tehran’s economy. The goal, administration officials say, is to force Iran back to the negotiating table after Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal last year. Trump said that deal was not restrictive enough and he wants a new agreement that would limit Iran’s ballistic missile program and its support for terrorism in the region. I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!— Donald J.
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Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina's coast on Friday as a Category 1 storm after pummeling the Bahamas earlier this week.
(Pictured) An aerial view of view of damaged boats devastated at the Elbow Key Island on Sept. 7 in Bahamas. The official death toll has risen to at least 43 and according to officials is likely to increase even more.
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A man bikes past destroyed homes in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept. 10, one week after Dorian’s wrath.
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A woman holds a baby to be attended at a tent-hospital set up by Samaritans Purse in the aftermath of Dorian in Freeport, on Sept. 10.
Police find body that might belong to Susquehanna River discovery
Officials are reportedly investigating whether severed legs found in the Susquehanna River were from a woman whose remains were found in Philadelphia.Police acting on a tip entered a Philadelphia self-storage facility and found the dismembered remains of Brenda Jacobs, who had been missing for 16 years. Her ex-boyfriend has been arrested.
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A member of the World Food Program uses a forklift to move relief material in Marsh Harbour, on Sept. 10.
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Four-year-old Alain Philogene wraps his arms around mother, Edeline Gerumet, of Marsh Harbour, as they pass the time with fellow Dorian refugees at a shelter set up at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, New Providence, on Sept. 10.
Dorian victim, 85, survives after floating in a chair for 3 days in rising waters
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - As 85-year-old Virginia Mosvold floated in the rising ocean waters during Hurricane Dorian, helpless family members could do nothing more than watch from the rafters and prepare for the worst. But Mosvold somehow managed to cling to a refrigerator in her Bahamas home and keep her head above water — for three agonizing days.
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Kimberly Gerthadauphin looks up as a rescue helicopter flies over in Marsh Harbour, on Sept. 10.
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Dorian refugees, many of them from Great Abaco, pass the time at a shelter set up at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, New Providence, on Sept. 10.
To pay for Trump’s wall, a hurricane-wrecked base in Puerto Rico loses funding
Pentagon diverts hundreds of millions allocated by Congress for restoration of Camp Santiago to construction of barriers on southern border under emergency authorities.The base, known as Camp Santiago, emerged from the storm much like the rest of the island: damaged, shocked and determined to recover against dim economic odds.
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Members of a Florida search and rescue team survey the damage in Marsh Harbour, on Sept. 10.
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A woman collects her belongings before going to the port to evacuate on Sept. 10, in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas.
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Personnel from the Florida Search & Rescue Task Force remove a body recovered in the destroyed Mudd neighborhood after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands on Sept. 10, in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas.
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A Canadian rescue team searches the debris on Sept. 10, in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas.
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President Trump shakes hands with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks on during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts aboard Air Force One on the ground at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on Sept. 9, in Havelock, North Carolina.
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Christina Crowe signs a poster in support of the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Ala., during a convention of the National Weather Association in Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 9. Crowe is a board member of the organization, which held its annual meeting days after a statement by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration criticized the office for contradicting President Donald Trump's mistaken claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama.
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Personnel from the Royal Bahamas Police Force and a U.S. urban search and rescue team work to remove bodies recovered in a destroyed neighborhood, in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas, on Sept. 9.
The Latest: British PM Boris Johnson rejects calls to resign
In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court has ruled that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) 3/7 SLIDES © Provided by The Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) 4/7 SLIDES © Provided by The Associated Press A person dressed as a caricature of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a prison uniform stands outside the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Sept.
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Homes lay in ruins one week after Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood, in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco, on Sept. 9.
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Members of the fire rescue team Task Force 8, from Gainesville, Florida, search for bodies one week after Hurricane Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco Island, on Sept. 9.
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Florida fire lieutenant and search and rescue volunteer Chad Belger leads a search for the dead in the destroyed Abaco shantytown called Pigeon Peas, in Marsh Harbor, on Sept. 8.
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A view shows damage caused by Dorian to the South Riding Point oil terminal in Grand Bahama, on Sept. 7.
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Delegates stand for a minute of silence for the victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas during a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations on Sept. 9 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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US Coast Guards helicopters fly over Marsh Harbor after it was devastated by Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 8 Abaco Island, Bahamas.
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Chairs detached from Tom Chute's dock remain by his fishing shack just above the waterline after the departure of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 8 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Damaged homes after Hurricane Dorian devastated Elbow Key Island on Sept. 8 in Hope Town, Bahamas.
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A man rests inside a damaged church serving as a shelter for Abaco residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 8 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas.
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Abaco residents are evacuated from the island at the airport in the wake of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 8 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas.
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A boat is seen stranded on land in the wake of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 8 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco.
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Clothes are seen hung from tree limbs to dry in a destroyed neighborhood on Sept. 7 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas.
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Residents wait at the airport in hopes of evacuating the island in the wake of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 7 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas.
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officers Nicholas Eudier (L) and Nate Matthews unload relief supplies from their C-130 aircraft on Sept. 7 in Andros, Bahamas.
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A fishing shed is caught in a river after the departure of Hurricane Dorian in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sept. 8.
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People wait in line to board an airplane at the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport during an evacuation operation after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept. 8.
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Individuals stand by as locals clear a downed tree blocking Poplar Street after the departure of Hurricane Dorian in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sept. 8.
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A utility worker walks through downed power lines along a causeway on Sept. 7, in Nags Head, North Carolina.
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Mark Winder greets his niece Gabriella and his grandmother Marcia Winder at Port of Palm Beach after arriving on the cruise ship Grand Celebration on Sept. 7 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The ship arrived with hundreds of evacuees impacted by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.
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The Port of Palm Beach on Sept. 7, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A tree rests against a house during the arrival of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 7 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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People reach out for beverages as they await evacuation at a dock on Sept. 7 in Marsh Harbor, Bahamas.
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Food relief boxes are loaded onto trucks after arriving from the Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas ship on Sept. 7, in Freeport, Bahamas.
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The Grand Celebration cruise ship arrives at Port of Palm Beaches on Sept. 7, in Riviera Beach, Florida.
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People board a cargo ship for evacuation to Nassau at the port on Sept. 7, in Marsh Harbor, Great Abaco.
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Dutch soldiers arrive at the Eindhoven Air Base to board a plane to the Caribbean to provide emergency relief to those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, on Sept. 7, in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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An aerial view of damaged homes in Dorian-devastated Elbow Key Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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A boys searches through debris in Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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An image made with a drone shows the Outer Banks near the Avalon Fishing Pier the morning after Hurricane Dorian struck Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on Sept. 7.
US ramps up Iran pressure as European summit bid flounders
The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions to stop Iran from selling its oil, casting a cloud over last-minute European efforts to arrange a tension-reducing encounter between the adversaries' presidents. French President Emmanuel Macron shuttled between his US and Iranian counterparts over two days at the United Nations, but acknowledged that time was running short.
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A Bahama's Army officer registers the people prior boarding a ferry to Nassau at the Port in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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Evacuees from Freeport, Bahamas, rest onboard the Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas cruise ship after it arrived in Freeport on Sept. 7.
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Workers clean debris at the Abaco Inn in Hurricane Dorian devastated Elbow Key Island on Sept. 7, in Elbow Key Island, Bahamas.
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Garrise Newbold greets her nephew Peyton at Port of Palm Beach after arriving on the cruise ship Grand Celebration on Sept. 7, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Crew members of Royal Caribbean International's Mariner of the Seas offload 20,000 meals prepared for Hurricane Dorian victims on Sept. 7, in Freeport, Bahamas.
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A woman comforts her son as they wait to be evacuated to Nassau at the port in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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An aerial view of a damaged home in Elbow Key Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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North Carolina Division of highways crews work to clear the beach road to Hatteras Island, N.C., on Sept. 7.
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A Bahamas Army officer walks beside a line of people waiting for evacuation to Nassau at the Port in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 7.
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Barbara Key hugs Herald Malone after seeing him again after Hurricane Dorian devastated Elbow Key Island on Sept. 7 in Bahamas.
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. LONDON (AP) — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline.
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Extra Dutch soldiers arrive at Eindhoven Air Base for departure to the Caribbean, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Sept. 7. The 84 soldiers will provide emergency relief to those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.
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People board private boats to be evacuated at the Marsh Harbour Port on Sept. 6.
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Hurricane Dorian relief supplies are stacked below deck on Royal Caribbean International's Mariner of the Seas ship before sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Sept. 6.
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Members of the Kure Beach Fire Department clean up around a business near the oceanfront following the effects of Hurricane Dorian in Kure Beach, North Carolina, on Sept. 6.
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North Carolina Highway 12 is obscured in blowing sand as Dorian hits the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, on Sept. 6.
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A fallen tree and flood waters are seen in a hotel parking in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sept. 6.
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View of a destroyed building at the Marsh Harbour Port in Grand Abaco Island, on Sept. 6, in the Bahamas.
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A girl removes personal belongings from her damaged home after a tornado, spawned by the hurricane, ripped apart her roof in Carolina Shores, on Sept. 6.
'America, we need your help:' US community slammed by Dorian pleads for declaration of a major disaster
Nearly a month after Hurricane Dorian tracked over the Outer Banks of North Carolina, cutting off Ocracoke Island, the destruction to the island has not been declared a federal disaster. A pre-hurricane emergency declaration was issued and approved before Dorian hit the island, but that remains the only request signed by President Donald Trump as of Oct. 1. To date, two other requests for aid from FEMA remain under review for areas across North Carolina damaged by the hurricane. "Neighbors help neighbors, and newcomers who stay live by the motto of the native Ocracokers: We don't ask for help, we give help. But that has changed.
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A man walks among debris at the Mudd neighborhood, in Marsh Harbour, on Sept. 6.
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A portion of the Kure Beach Pier is seen damaged by winds on Sept. 6.
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Water from the Atlantic Ocean flows beneath beach homes as Hurricane Dorian hits Nags Head, North Carolina, on Sept. 6.
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An aerial view of damage from Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas.
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The Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, is pounded with waves as Hurricane Dorian churns up the ocean before its arrival on Sept. 5.
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A flooded street is seen as Hurricane Dorian started to be effective in Charleston, South Carolina on Sept. 5.
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Hurricane watchers look over the Isle of Palms connector at a sailboat that came loose during Hurricane Dorian at the Isle of Palms, S.C., on Sept. 5.
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Debris covers the ground including damage to Summerville High School's football stadium's goal post and signage after Hurricane Dorian passed by on Sept. 5, in Summerville, S.C.
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Aliana Alexis of Haiti stands on the concrete slab of what is left of her home after destruction from Hurricane Dorian in an area called "The Mud" at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 5.
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A helicopter takes off outside Marsh Harbour Healthcare Center after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept. 5.
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Destruction from Hurricane Dorian in an area called "The Mud" at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept. 5.
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Kelsey Myers looks at an overturned tree in her front yard in Summerville, S.C., after Hurricane Dorian passed on Sept. 5.
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Crews with the Charleston Fire Department clear a fallen tree during Hurricane Dorian in Charleston, S.C. on Sept. 5.
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A resident pumps water from the yard of his home during Hurricane Dorian in Charleston, S.C. on Sept. 5.
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An aerial view of damage from Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5 in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas.
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Water nears beach front homes as Hurricane Dorian approaches on Sept. 5 in Rodanthe, N.C.
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A man's facial hair blows in the wind as he takes a selfie along the waterfront ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Charleston, South Carolina on Sept. 4.
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Florida Department of Transportation members work on the A1A closed coastal route of Vilano Beach due to debris and flooding from Hurricane Dorian, in St. Augustine, Florida on Sept. 4.
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With the evacuation of St. Lucie County, Florida lifted, residents who have been staying in the shelter at Fort Pierce High School leave to return to their homes on Sept. 4.
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An aerial view of damage caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Sept. 4.
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President Donald Trump talks to reporters following a briefing from officials about Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 4.
Slideshow by photo servicesNearly a month after Hurricane Dorian pulverized part of the Bahamas, officials say there are still 600 people missing.
Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Friday the number of those missing has significantly dropped in the past weeks and the death toll has risen.
Earlier figures released by the government indicated that about 1,300 people were unaccounted for. The official death toll across the Bahamas stands at 56, Minnis said.
Dorian flattened homes after it made landfall Sept. 1, leaving thousands with no power, running water and a widespread damage similar to a war zone.
Authorities fear the number of victims will skyrocket in the coming weeks.
"[W]e know that there are considerably more lives lost because there are still 600 missing," Minnis said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "Because the rising then receding ocean water swept away young and old with their homes."
A US medic team who recently went on an aid trip to Grand Bahama could smell the carnage as they drove to the east end of Grand Bahama. They said some bodies may be trapped under mountains of rubble where houses once stood. Others may have been washed away in the storm surge and their bodies only recently surfaced on land.
In the past weeks, tens of thousands of residents were displaced, with thousands fleeing to the United States.
Earlier this week, the government of the Bahamas announced plans to hire local companies to conduct extensive debris removal in the hardest-hit areas.
'America, we need your help:' US community slammed by Dorian pleads for declaration of a major disaster .
Nearly a month after Hurricane Dorian tracked over the Outer Banks of North Carolina, cutting off Ocracoke Island, the destruction to the island has not been declared a federal disaster. A pre-hurricane emergency declaration was issued and approved before Dorian hit the island, but that remains the only request signed by President Donald Trump as of Oct. 1. To date, two other requests for aid from FEMA remain under review for areas across North Carolina damaged by the hurricane. "Neighbors help neighbors, and newcomers who stay live by the motto of the native Ocracokers: We don't ask for help, we give help. But that has changed.