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new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) estimates that the

impact and effect of Hurricane Dorian on The Bahamas in September is US$3.4b.

The

report, titled, ‘Assessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Dorian in

the Bahamas’, said the estimate is approximately a quarter of the island

nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The

report said, “the magnitude of the losses requires a new development approach

to achieve climate and disaster resilience in areas that range from location of

settlements to redesigning infrastructure and strengthening environmental

protection.”

Hurricane

Dorian hit The Bahamas on September 1 as a category five storm causing

wide-scale destruction, while killing officially 67 people, with another 282

missing.

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further 29,472 individuals were also affected by damages to their homes and

assets, as a result of inadequate construction and infrastructure located in

vulnerable areas.