Humberto now Category 1 hurricane (ASL – 9.16.19)

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Forecasters say Humberto is now a category one hurricane.

And even though the storm is heading away from the Bahamas, residents say feelings of terror keep rising up as a result of the devastation they experienced with hurricane Dorian.

Some residents say every day sounds like the sound of an airplane engine flying over triggers terrifying memories.

The Bahamas official death toll has sat at fifty for nearly a week but many people say there are thousands more unaccounted for.

And residents who once loved living in Nassau say they don’t want to stay there anymore, particularly residents of Haitian descent.

In the days after Dorian hit, posts slandering Haitians went viral in local WhatsApp groups.

The posts cheered the destruction of their communities and there were death threats and claims that the hurricane was punishment for belief in voodoo.

Many local Bahamians repeatedly referred to the Haitians as illegal, explaining there are deep-seated tensions between them.

But government officials have said multiple times that all Dorian victims will be treated equally when it comes to disaster relief.

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