Hurricane Frances News 2004 - Bahamas Conference

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Frances was a very serious hurricane that passed through the entire 750-mile-long archipelago of the Bahamas, September 2 to 6, 2004. Every island in the Bahamas was affected. The more serious damage was done to the islands of Grand Bahama, San Salvador, Long Island, and Eleuthera. In the Nassau Guardian for Thursday, September 9, 2004, the headlines were "2,000 Plus buildings declared uninhabitable." Director of Works for the Government, Mr. Colin Marshall states: "We can say that some 1,700 building are unusable in Grand Bahama and some 600 are destroyed." For days after the hurricane, electricity, telephone, and water were unavailable on the island of Grand Bahama. Many of the homeless are seeking shelter with relatives on other islands or are in temporary shelter while relief agencies and the government seek to help rebuild and restore to their lives normalcy. Mr. Marshall also said: "In Acklins 12 buildings have been rendered uninhabitable, none destroyed; Berry Islands, four unusable, none destroyed; Cat Island, 22 unusable, 11 destroyed; in Eleuthera nine uninhabitable, three destroyed. In Mayaguana, he continued, two buildings were rendered uninhabitable, two destroyed; In Rum Cay, three unusable, none destroyed; and in San Salvador 23 unusable and 17 destroyed, with a large number being in United Estates." See Nassau Guardian Article
	Hurricane Photos from Eleuthera








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Minor damage to Adventist Churches and School. Below are a few of the churches