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Bahamas PM: 'No Efforts Spared' in Hurricane Dorian Response

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   Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis is pledging to do whatever is
   necessary to carry out rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane
   Dorian devastated the Caribbean archipelago.

   Thursday will likely bring more grim news as people get a better look
   at what the storm left behind after spinning over Grand Bahama and
   Abaco islands for nearly two days with flooding rains and storm surge,
   as well as winds of up to 195 kilometers per hour.

   Minnis said at a Wednesday news conference the confirmed death toll was
   at 20 on Abaco Island, and that officials expected the number to rise.

   "As prime minister, I assure you that no efforts will be spared in
   rescuing those still in danger, feeding those who are hungry and
   providing shelter to those who are without homes," he said at a
   Wednesday news conference. "Our response will be day and night, day
   after day, week after week, month after month until the lives of our
   people return to some degree of normalcy."

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