Nassau, Bahamas: The aftermath of Dorian Hurricane has shocked the island of the Caribbean into shreds. With more than 40 deaths reported, the disaster was one of the heaviest one to have hit on September 1st, 2019. It relatively stood unstoppable and stationary over the Island of Grand Bahama and Abaco, for around 3 days. According to reports, the hurricane was of the category 5, hitting the coasts with an average of 354 km/h speed and raising the sea level by 4 to 7 meters. Sources suggest that the casualty toll is about to surge as the search forces reach the interiors of the affected places.
On an account, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis described it as “one of the greatest national crises in our country’s history.” In the wake of such massive destruction, the diocese of Bahamas offered complete support to the victims and survivors. In his statement, diocese Chief, Archbishop Patrick Pinder said, “…..massive destruction on a scale we’ve never before seen in the history of our little nation.” in a video message on the archdiocese web page, he said that around 70,000 people have been affected by the natural disaster and that multifold men have been rendered homeless.
Further, he continued to elaborate on the need to restore and rehabilitate the lives of people back to normalcy. He said, “ Hurricane Dorian is so enormous that their rebuilding effort is going to take a very long time. Hence the immediate response of the Church is very important and the long term response is also going to be equally important.” He also spoke about how the church has to assist in reinstalling the lives of people, not merely by providing material goods, but physically, but also mentally, psychologically and spiritually.
(Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2019-09/bahamas-hurricane-dorian-church-archbishop-pinder-appeal.html#play)
