'At this point, there are approximately 2,500 individuals registered on the Bahamian government register.' Nigeria
"At this point, there are approximately 2,500 individuals registered on the Bahamian government register ," Smith said.
Approximately 76,000 people were affected by Dorian, the UN's International Organization for Migration has said, citing official reports. Of these, thousands have been evacuated and about 860 are in emergency shelters in the capital city of Nassau. The NEMA spokesman said more than 5,500 people have been evacuated so far from the northern Bahamas islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were devastated by the storm.
"This is just a bump in the road. It's a big one, but Abaconians they are fighters, they will rebuild," he said.
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