and rescue teams that have come in from the united states, search and rescue teams from different cities in the u.s. and of course the british have sent their military personnel over, too, because there are still people in communities in abaco not just marsh harbour, who are still trapped. who still need people to come in and save them. there is so much work to do. this isn't just abaco. this is also grand bahama, which is another island where many people are still trapped and there are still search and rescue missions ongoing. >> jared higgs, reporter for "the nassau guardian" in the bahamas. i really appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. such a dire situation. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >> again, a remarkable situation there. i want to reiterate the news we've just received within the past hour from the office of the prime minister in the bahamas. as of this time last night we had the very sad news that there was a rise in the death toll to 30. we are just hearing within the last few minutes the death toll in the bahamas has risen to 43.