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Bahamas Hurricane Shelters Available for Use as of 8th November 2015
By The National Emergency Management Agency
Nov 8, 2015 - 9:54:30 PM
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has issued a new listing of Hurricane Shelters designated for Islands in the Central and Southeast Bahamas, in the event a tropical storm warning is issued.
Tropical storms bring damaging winds and heavy rains, which cause flooding in low-lying areas.
The islands being monitored are Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, Samana Cay, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Mayaguana, Inagua, Long Island, The Exumas and Cat Island.
Some of these areas were recently impacted by the Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin.
The new shelters and locations are:
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ISLAND
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SETTLEMENTS
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SHELTER
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South-Acklins
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Spring Point
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Spring Point Community Center
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Pompey Bay
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Selina Point
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Delectable Bay
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North - Acklins
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Chester’s
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Chester’s Hurricane Shelter
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Lovely Bay
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Pine field
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Central-Acklins
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Snug Corner
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Snug Corner Primary School
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Hard hill
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Mason’s Bay
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Crooked Island
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Cripple Hill
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Church of God
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Landrail Point
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Government Clinic
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Cabbage Hill
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Cabbage Hill Primary School
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Colonel Hill
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Administrative Block in Colonel Hill High School
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Long Cay
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Albert Town
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Collie’s Apartment
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Rum Cay
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Port Nelson
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Saint Christopher’s Anglican Church
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San Salvador
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United Estates
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The Research Center
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Cockburn Town
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Idell Jones Center
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Mayaguana
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Abrahams Bay
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Saint James Baptist Church
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Betsy Bay
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Community Hall
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Pirates Well
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BERA Mission Church
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Inagua
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Matthew Town
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Saint Philip’s Anglican Church
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Zion Baptist Church
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Long Island
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Seymours
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Brethren Church
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Thompson Bay
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St Joseph Catholic Church
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Millers
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Salem Baptist Church
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Doctor’s Creek
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Church of God
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Buckley’s
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St Johns Anglican Church
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Clarence Town
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Clarence Town Community Center
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Family Island District Administrators, and the Department of Social services would advise and provide routine support to shelter operations.
NOTE* ALL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED FOR THE 2015 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON REMAIN THE SAME.
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