Destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian on Abaco Island.
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Aid is slowly starting to make its way to people in the Bahamas who are still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian.

A Category 5 storm when it hit the Bahamas on Sunday, Dorian and its 185 mph winds caused total destruction in parts of Abaco and Grand Bahama islands. The Bahamian health ministry on Thursday said the death toll is now at 30, and is expected to climb significantly.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.