Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away

(15 Sep 2019) Some residents in Grand Bahamas island on Saturday continued the cleaning and rebuilding efforts after a Category 5 storm slammed into the archipelago's northern region with winds in excess of 185 mph and severe flooding that toppled concrete walls and cracked trees in half as Dorian battered the area for a day and a half.
Entire streets in McLean's Town were filled with piles of rubble, homes with missing doors and windows, and old furniture strewn in lawns. Simeon Higgs, his wife and son were removing by hand the mess left by Dorian.
"I'm prepared to repair," Higgs said.  
Simeon Higgs is one of thousands of people beginning to return to salvage what few scraps they can from the devastation of Dorian, even as the dark storm clouds of Tropical Storm Humberto hovered above Saturday to remind them that the storm season has not yet passed.
In this case, at least, that was a break: Humberto narrowly missed the island and was projected to curve north and then northeast, staying well off of Florida's east coast.
By Sunday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was located about 135 miles (220 kilometers) north-northwest of Great Abaco Island and was moving at 7 mph (11 kph) north-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph).
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it would likely become a hurricane by Sunday night, but would remain far from the Bahamas and the U.S. coast by the time it reaches that strength.
Meanwhile on Saturday, Cecil Leathen, another local resident in McLean's Town, used heavy machinery to remove a boat that was on top of tree branches and mud.
Leathen, who works in construction, said he and his business partner plan to focus on rebuilding their properties, then assisting others nearby.

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