In Pictures: Hurricane Dorian leaves a trail of destruction after battering Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday (Sept 2), pummelling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary.

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Sep 04, 2019, 08:36 AM

Women walk through the rubble in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air, in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Sept 4, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept 2, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept 2, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, on Sept 2, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child walks past clothes laid out to dry on a field in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, in the Arden Forest neighborhood of Freeport, Bahamas, on Sept 4, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A volunteer looks for the owner of a dog he rescued from the rising waters of Hurricane Dorian on a flooded road near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Volunteers depart on a motor-boat to rescue people trapped by the rising waters of Hurricane Dorian near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: AP

US Coast Guard personnel wheel an evacuee on a stretcher, rescued from Abaco Island after Hurricane Dorian, in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman trapped by flood waters during Hurricane Dorian is transported out of the area by volunteers on a jet ski near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A family is escorted to a safe zone as Hurricane Dorian continues to rain in Freeport, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Cars sit submerged in water from Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, on Sept 3, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A photo provided by Nasa shows the eye of Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas, on Sept 2, 2019. PHOTO: NYTIMES

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