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At least 20 people are dead and roughly 13,000 homes have been destroyed after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas' Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands this Labor Day weekend. The International Red Cross says the estimated 13,000 homes wrecked by Dorian make up 45% of the total homes on both islands.

Thousands are without water and power, and officials say it will be weeks or months before power can be restored to the affected islands.

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].