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Bahamas Beginning Dorian Recovery as Storm Threatens US Mainland

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   The focus in the Bahamas is on rescue and recovery efforts Wednesday
   after the bulk of Hurricane Dorian finally moved north after flooding
   neighborhoods, ripping roofs off buildings and leaving thousands of
   people in need of aid.

   Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said there were seven confirmed deaths
   from the storm, but that the number was expected to increase. He
   pledged, "No effort or resources will be held back," in responding to
   the disaster.

   The U.S. National Hurricane Center said flood waters on Grand Bahama
   and Abaco islands should start to slowly subside.

   Aid efforts have been hampered by the long duration of the storm as it
   sat over the islands and pummeled the area with strong winds and rain,
   leaving the runway at Grand Bahama Airport under water.

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