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i know you took a private charter into freeport loaded with supplies. tell me what you brought with you and what you re seeing and hearing from people there. hi, everyone. well, sadly the stories that we re hearing are very similar to the ones that you have just been hearing about. it s a very tragic time here in grand bahama. very emotional. you know, i actually wasn t here during the hurricane. i was off on my annual leave. but i ve been lucky enough to get in now with supplies with boats over the last few days. we re bringing water. water still not connected on the island. not water that you can drink. and we re bringing medical aid, we re bringing blarnkets, basic food to a large portion of the population who simply have nothing. and, rupert, you flew privately because several of the main airports on grand bahama are closed, roads have been destroyed. those you know are in dire need.
our power at has survived relatively well. unfortunately the storm surge that came through took out the airport, which means bringing in commercial flights now is impossible. and it took out a huge number of homes which were either in low-lying areas or near the north of the island. the rist of the isla the east of the island, i don t quite know how to describe it. it is an awful, awful scene. and the roads have been blocked. we ve spent the last few days working with a sanitation company, the government, to clear the roads out east so we can get the basic supplies out to them. i mean, everyone is in need here at the moment. but it is a really tragic scenario. it looks apocalyptic. and i have reported on locations where it s one thing for everyone to take it in through the television. it is quite another to see it with your own eyes. rupert hayward, thank you so much for all the work you are
little aj up on the roof planning to join him minutes later. but what happens next is something no parent should ever have to experience. the wind blew him off the roof. and the next side back into the search water. i still could see my son getting dragged across the roof. adrian says he jumped in to search for his son but couldn t see anything in the debris-filled water. he then dove down a second time but eventually went to higher ground after being battered by you will at waves. adrian who is being treated for broken bones suffered during the storm told the local paper that he can still remember his son calling him daddy as he was swept away. he said if his son was rescued, he would, quote, praise the lord. a disaster relief foundation has been set up by the grand bahama port authority. here is the executive director of that organization. rupert, thanks for coming on with me there.
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