Dorian arrived in Canada weakened, but still dangerous

Dorian entered the continent near Halifax degraded by the Canadian hurricane center to "very intense post-tropical cyclone" with winds of up to 140 km / h. According to the authorities, 300,000 homes had no electricity in Nova Scotia.

"The safety of Canadians is our absolute priority and we are ready to help Atlantic Canada in the face of this storm," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted.

While Canada faces the storm, the Bahamians who lost everything after the devastating passage of Hurricane Dorian tried this Saturday, September 7, to escape from the most affected islands, where the top-class storm left at least 43 dead, a figure that authorities expect to increase "significantly."

Airplanes, helicopters and ships, both private and governmental, and even cruises, converged on the terribly battered Abaco Islands to help with evacuations, both towards the Bahamian capital of Nassau and the United States.

The facilities of the small airport of Marsh Harbor, on the Abaco Island, suffered the wrath of winds of up to 250 km / h from Dorian. Several hangars were collapsed by the hurricane, then category 5, the highest, although the airstrip was practicable and hundreds of people were able to embark towards Nassau, the capital of Bahamas.

"It's been almost a week and people don't have food or water. There are still bodies around here, it's not healthy to stay," said a young mother, Chamika Durosier, who left the airport fleeing the bad smell of the toilets, where you can not pull the chain due to lack of water.

"Some have been sleeping here for three or four days, the number of seats is limited on airplanes," says Durosier, who is still injured after the roof of her house fell on her and her daughter by force of Dorian .

According to the UN, at least 70,000 people need "immediate assistance" in Bahamas, that is, the equivalent of the population of the Abacus and Grand Bahama islands, the most affected by Dorian.