Hurricane Dorian's devastating path through the Bahamas, in 10 photos

The Caribbean islands in the midst of the brutal storm

by The Week team

September 4, 2019

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The eye of Hurricane Dorian shown from the International Space Station.

(Nick Hague/NASA via AP)

Volunteers rescue families in Freeport.

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman is rescued by volunteers in Freeport.

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Volunteers walk through a flooded road as they work to rescue families in Freeport.

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman carries her dogs through waist-deep water in Freeport.

(AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

Submerged cars in Freeport.

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A United States Coast Guard helicopter flies over Freeport.

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An aerial view of the Abaco Islands.

(Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS)

The Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands.

(Terran Knowles/Our News Bahamas/via REUTERS)

The Abaco Islands.

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