Hurricane Dorian devastated one of the world’s most popular travel destinations last week, and as the storm clears the scale of the destruction is coming to light. 43 people are dead and hundreds are feared missing. Please help the Bahamian people recover for a better future.
Survivors on the islands are left without water or food in one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian was a catastrophic category 5 storm as it stalled over the Bahamas, causing great destruction to the beautiful islands, and leaving 70,000 people homeless on the worst hit islands.
People from around the world are helping the recovery efforts by sending donations and sharing the stories of the survivors. Here are a few ways you can help as well:
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency has provided a way for the public to send wire transfers directly to the government of the Bahamas, to ensure maximum impact in supporting the relief efforts.
UPDATE: The Government of the Bahamas has provided means of receiving monetary donations from the public via wire transfer. Click here for more information on how you can donate: https://t.co/mKI9xik4wg pic.twitter.com/ZeRJYXxLK2
— CDEMA (@cdemacu) September 5, 2019
The HeadKnowles crowdfunding campaign has raised over one million dollars, but still has a long way to its goal. Started in 2015 to help raise money for the last disastrous hurricane to hit the Bahamas – Hurricane Joaquin – the two Bahamians who run the campaign need help raising the money to reach their goal – as well as encouraging GoFundMe to release the funds early as time is of the essence.
If this is true, you, @gofundme, are putting people's lives at risk. Release the funds! HeadKnowles has a proven track record in hurricane relief. #Bahamas #hurricanedorian pic.twitter.com/DN5nLLOrLt
— Hurricane Relief (@StormRelief242) September 5, 2019