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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts) Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:35 PM Sep 2019

Minister of Tourism Joy Jibrilu: 80% of homes in the Abacos destroyed. Water table compromised.

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Minister of Tourism Joy Jibrilu: 80% of homes in the Abacos destroyed. Water table compromised. (Original Post) highplainsdem Sep 2019 OP

My heart goes out to the people in the Bahamas. lark Sep 2019 #1

How do you fix the water table? 3Hotdogs Sep 2019 #2

I suspect all you can do is wait for rain to flush the saltwater out muriel_volestrangler Sep 2019 #5

We need to start the abandonment of low lying islands. roamer65 Sep 2019 #3

Those poor people. I hope we send them more than paper towels. Vinca Sep 2019 #4

Thank you for telling us, highplainsdem... Cha Sep 2019 #6

lark

(23,156 posts)

1. My heart goes out to the people in the Bahamas.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:44 PM

Sep 2019

This storm looks to be devastating to the islands hit by the eye.

3Hotdogs

(12,409 posts)

2. How do you fix the water table?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:08 PM

Sep 2019

Or you don't?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

5. I suspect all you can do is wait for rain to flush the saltwater out

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:09 PM

Sep 2019

(but that is a total guess). Which could be months, perhaps?

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

3. We need to start the abandonment of low lying islands.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:01 PM

Sep 2019

If the hurricanes don’t get them, sea level rise will.

The Bahamas will be underwater in 50 years or less anyway.

Vinca

(50,304 posts)

4. Those poor people. I hope we send them more than paper towels.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:03 PM

Sep 2019

Cha

(297,679 posts)

6. Thank you for telling us, highplainsdem...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:10 PM

Sep 2019

So will the UK come to their aid?

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