Salina Point without electricity, phones for at least four days

Mon, Oct 5th 2015, 12:00 PM

 

THERE was no communication with Salina Point, Acklins, for at least four days due to the devastation from Hurricane Joaquin, according to member of Parliament for MICAL V Alfred Gray.
Updating the press after a government delegation completed an aerial assessment of the central and southern Bahamas on Saturday, Mr Gray said his “heart bleeds” for the residents of Acklins and Crooked Island who have been without electricity and phones for at least four days. He said because of the severe flooding, there was no communication with Salina Point in particular, which is 45 miles from the nearest settlement, and at that point, he had “no idea” how they fared during the storm...

THERE was no communication with Salina Point, Acklins, for at least four days due to the devastation from Hurricane Joaquin, according to member of Parliament for MICAL V Alfred Gray.

Updating the press after a government delegation completed an aerial assessment of the central and southern Bahamas on Saturday, Mr Gray said his “heart bleeds” for the residents of Acklins and Crooked Island who have been without electricity and phones for at least four days. He said because of the severe flooding, there was no communication with Salina Point in particular, which is 45 miles from the nearest settlement, and at that point, he had “no idea” how they fared during the storm...

 

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