"It's tough," the President added. "It's a tremendous tragedy.”
As the winds died down over the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard was already flying into the region to help with supplies and possible rescues, as the Pentagon was also stepping in with aid as well.
President Trump says U.S. is sending help to the Bahamas in wake of Hurricane Dorian https://t.co/QgwfWUPwaS pic.twitter.com/kjQ8i7mTMM
— TIME (@TIME) September 4, 2019
Esper: U.S. military to "airlift USAID personnel and supplies" to Bahamas along with assessment teams to help open up airfields for relief flights, U.S. defense secretary says per pool reporter @Elizabeth_McLau
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) September 4, 2019
"We're sending some people to give them a hand - and they need a big hand," Mr. Trump added, when asked about the damage in the Bahamas, as the British government was sending naval assets as well.
“We're taking food in,” the President said, “because that was a very hard hit.”
"What's going on over there is incredible. Few people have seen anything like that," the President said of the damage.
And as more and more videos arrived from the Bahamas, it was clear the devastation from Dorian was on a massive scale.
Essa é a filmagem aérea das Bahamas , mostra a destruição e devastação deixada pelo o furacão Dória.
— Chris Durán (@ChrisDuranMCD) September 4, 2019
Oramos para que O Senhor derrame a sua graça e Misericórdia sobre aquele povo.
Oramos para que haja ajuda humanitária urgente e que o Senhor levante a igreja á interceder. pic.twitter.com/CCkmBi64KO
Listen to this pilot, flying over Abaco in the Bahamas, listing what’s “gone” because of Hurricane Dorian pic.twitter.com/MwhAeiI8cl
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) September 3, 2019
“Thank you to our US Coast Guard for all your heroic work during these hurricanes,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).
“Floridians are ready to help,” said Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). “Any supplies being shipped or brought by boat will be exempt from duties and fees.”
Scott and fellow GOP Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Trump, asking him to temporarily relax visa requirements for people from the Bahamas, to allow many to enter the United States and stay with family.
"Floridians are now eager to help their family and friends in the Bahamas," the two Senators wrote in a letter to the President.
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