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Hurricane Dorian

A palm tree among wreckage

‘Everything is gone:’ Bahamians struggle in Dorian’s devastating wake

September 5, 2019Natural disasters

One of the most powerful Caribbean storms on record, Hurricane Dorian leaves 70,000 people in the Bahamas in need of immediate humanitarian relief.

An aerial view of damaged homes, trees and extra debris surrounded by water in the Bahamas.

Bahamas officials search for storm survivors as Dorian heads for Florida, Georgia

September 4, 2019Natural disasters
A row of houses are shown from across a flooded street with water up to the front porch of one of the houses.

Hurricane Dorian bashes Bahamas, inches toward Florida coast

September 3, 2019
An empty shelf in a grocery store.

Preparing for hurricanes: 3 essential reads

August 30, 2019Natural disasters

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