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After hurricane Dorian blew the roof off Brent Lowe’s house on Abaco Island in the Bahamas, he faced another major challenge.
Lowe, who is blind, said he waded through chin-high water to reach safety while a category five storm raged around him.
He also says he had to carry his twenty-four-year-old son who has cerebral palsy and cannot walk.
Lowe told the New York Times that it was at least a five minute walk but felt much longer.
Lowe and his son finally made it to a neighbor’s house where they stayed until they could be taken to a shelter.
At least forty-three people died in the storm.
Officials say the death toll is expected to rise significantly.
More than 70,000 people there are in need of food, water and medicine according to the United Nations.
Much-needed aid is arriving.
Boats and planes carrying donations from all the world are headed there.
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