Hurricane Irene 2011

Storm came into Bahamas as a cateogry 3 storm with winds of 90mph and progressed to a category 3. Central and southeastern regions of the islands hit hard by the storm. About 100 homes were damaged over the islands. Cat Island, Rum Cay, Crooked Island, Acklins and Mayaguana have reported millions of dollars in property damages to homes, churches and other infrastructure . New Providence and Grama Bahama largely avoided the impact of the storm. The disaster agency reported that 90 % of Lovely Bay in Acklins has been wiped out. No lives were lost . Thousands of persons left without electricity due to downed lines. A total of 13 inches of rain fell on the islands . Damage was estimated at a cost of USD $ 40,000,000, this includes damage done to personal and commercial properties, autmobiles, marine exposures and buildigns under construction

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