“It truly breaks my heart to see the complete devastation that #HurricaneDorian is having on the Bahamas!” Rihanna, 31, tweeted. “You are in our prayers and @ClaraLionelFdn is already figuring out how best we can help! #HurricaneDorain #Bahamas.”
Hurricane Dorianmade landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday, causing“extreme destruction.”As of Wednesday morning, the storm had killed at least seven people, according toCNN, and is moving north toward the east coast of the United States.
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In a recent news conference, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the Bahamas “are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” according to theNew York Times.
“Our focus is search, rescue and recovery. I ask for your prayers for those in affected areas and for our first responders,” Minnis said.
On Monday, formerReal Housewives of New York CitystarBethenny Frankelboarded a flight to join herB Strongteam inproviding aid and disaster reliefto communities in Florida and the Bahamas.
“I’m headed to Florida and the Bahamas now and I hope you’re having a good Labor Day and I will keep you posted on what’s going on but it’s pretty gnarly,” Frankel, 48, said in a video while on her way to the airport. “My team is already at our warehouse pulling together all of our relief, and thank you all so much for offering.”
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“So I’m just kind of getting down there to assess the whole situation and it’s a top priority,” Frankel said, noting that she plans to be back from her trip in time for her daughter’s first day of school.
Once she arrived at her warehouse in Miami, Frankel took her followers on a tour of the many relief supplies the organization acquired for victims of the storm — including first aid supplies, feminine hygiene products, diapers, generators, food and water.
TheNational Hurricane Center announcedon Tuesday that Dorian will slowly move north, close to the Florida east coast through Wednesday, and pass near the Georgia and South Carolina coasts Wednesday night and Thursday before going “near or over” the North Carolina coast on Thursday. North Carolina could see hurricane-force winds and the Florida coast could experience flash flooding.
source: people.com
