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Distress And Desperation In The Bahamas As Dorian Death Toll Expected To Keep Rising

Malida Chereme, 67, tried to cool off her face while waiting in Marsh Harbour. "I'm going anywhere I find," Chereme said. "I have a visa for Miami."

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Conditions are growing increasingly dire in the Bahamas almost a week after Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Caribbean nation.

Food, water and other supplies are rapidly running out, and residents are waiting desperately to evacuate the devastated Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama. Officials announced late Friday that the death toll had risen to 43, with

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