Gallery
The Illustrated view of the damaged ruins of the Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church after the 1866 Hurricane taken from photographs by Mr. W. Davenport. This building was built for the Wesleyan Methodists, at a cost of nearly £8000, one-fourth of which was contributed by a grant from the local Bahamas Government. It was opened for public worship in April 1865. (Courtesy of Bahamas National Archives, Nassau, Bahamas).
Piles of prized sponges at a warehouse in Downtown, Nassau scattered throughout the yard after being scattered by the Great Nassau Hurricane of 1926 (Courtesy of the Charles Whelbell Collection, The Bahamas National Archives, Nassau, Bahamas).
Workers clipping and sorting sponges in preparation for export at the at the Armaly Sponge Exchange Company on East Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas (Mr. W.J. Armaly pictured standing in the background-courtesy of the Jonathan Ramsey-Balmain Antiques, Nassau, Bahamas).
Men repairing damaged electrical wires in the foreground and the home of Mr. Uriah Saunders and his wife Rebecca Roberts Saunders on the left and Trinity Methodist Church on the right on Fredrick Street both badly damaged in the background during the Great Nassau Hurricane of 1926 (Courtesy of Charles. J. Whelbell Collection-The Department of Archives).
The destroyed warehouse (showing barrels of rum for trans-shipment into the United States) of James Alvin Haugh in Nassau, Bahamas after the Great Nassau Hurricane of 1926 (Courtesy of Charles.J. Whelbell Collection, the Department of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas),
Workers salvaging used timber amid the rubbles from ships destroyed in Nassau Harbour after the Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 (Courtesy of The Charles Whelbell Collection-Bahamas Department of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas).
The roof of Ebenezer Methodist Church on Shirley Street destroyed in the Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929. The caption on the gate post reads “Every difficulty is somebody’s opportunity.” (Courtesy of Ronald Lightbourn).
The destroyed roof of the Munson Steamship Line on Bay Street (building to the right is where the Royal Bank of Canada Main Branch is now located) after the Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 (Courtesy of The Charles Whelbell Collection-Bahamas Department of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas).
Major damage to St. Agnes Church on Blue Hill Road after the Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 (Courtesy of the Charles Whelbell Collection-The Bahamas Department of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas).
Great devastation in the settlement of Hope Town, Abaco after the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 (Courtesy of Carolyn Lowe/Suzanne Russell-Bethel).
Great damage and devastation in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco after the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 as workers gather amid the ruins looking for survivors, including two girls looking for their father who was later found dead under the ruins. (Images courtesy of Marysa Malone-Used with permission).
The death toll in Abaco after the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 was great. This photo shows a man pouring carbolic acid over the decaying corpse to prevent the spread of disease and to lessen the stench, while another man is seen holding his nose because of the stench from the decaying corpses (Courtesy of the Albert Lowe Museum-Used with permission).
Great devastation in Hope Town, Abaco after the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 (Courtesy of Caroyln Lowe/Suzanne Russell-Bethel).
The strong winds from the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 shifted this house from its foundation into the main road in the settlement of Hope Town, Abaco (Image courtesy of Caroyln Lowe/Suzanne Russell-Bethel).
The Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 destroyed this woman’s house in Abaco and for a few months after the hurricane had passed, she turned the roof right side up and was forced to live in the roof of her home shown in the background as she related her misfortunes to Mr. Jack Mertland Malone-father of the popular Bahamian folk artist the late Brent Malone. (Image courtesy of Marysa Malone-Used with permission).
Workers battening down at Taylor Industries before Hurricane Donna struck The Bahamas.
Hurricane Betsy in 1965 wrecked or destroyed several boats in Nassau Harbour near Potters’ Cay on East Bay Street (Image courtesy of Bob Davies).
Two airplanes damaged by Hurricane Betsy at the old Windsor Airfield, and the one in the foreground was tied to the ground but that was no match for Betsy’s strong winds (Courtesy of The Bahamas Department of Archives).
Bertram Mills and his family were victims of Hurricane Betsy. His son the young Mr. Silbert Mills owner of Bahamas Christian Network (BCN) TV in Abaco is located on the far right. This sad picture shows him standing with his children amid the ruins of his totally demolished home in Abaco.
Residents gather amid the rubbles after Hurricane Wilma to collect valuables and personal items (Courtesy of Kevin Ewing).
Hurricane Wilma tore the roof of this Grand Bahama church (Courtesy of Kevin Ewing).
There was severe flooding in Exuma after Hurricane Noel passage in 2007. Hurricane Noel dumped record amounts of rainfall of 29.43 inches (747.5 mm) at a station in Long Island alone.
A view of the significant structural and roof damage to this Landrail Point-Seven Day Adventist Church and the adjacent pastor's residence after Hurricane Joaquin hit Crooked Island in The Bahamas (Courtesy of Wayne Neely).
A KFC sign blown down and destroyed by Hurricane Matthew and is supported by utility lines on Carmichael Road in Nassau, Bahamas.
Members of The Bahamas Red Cross Society and NEMA preparing to fill a trailer with water for shipment to the hurricane damaged islands of The Bahamas (Information Courtesy of Lindsay Thompson/NEMA).
He said that hurricanes are a part of nature and you have to simply learn to live with them.
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Perry Christie and North Andros resident Mrs. Reckley share a few words as he toured the North Andros community to view devastation after Hurricane Matthew (Image courtesy of Lindsay Thompson/NEMA).
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Perry Christie and North Andros resident Mrs. Reckley share a few words as he toured the North Andros community to view devastation after Hurricane Matthew (Image courtesy of Lindsay Thompson/NEMA).
The RUBIS Gas Station on East Bay Street in Nassau, Bahamas roof gave way to the strong
140 mph winds of Hurricane Matthew of 2016 (Courtesy of Wayne Neely).
Hurricane Irma destroyed this school room on the island of Ragged Island (Courtesy of BIS/Office of the Prime Minister Media Services).
Something very unusual happened with Hurricane Irma in 2017, and that is, it drained away the water and exposed the beaches on Long Island in The Bahamas (also two other Bahamian islands of Acklins and Exuma reported similar events) during Hurricane Irma’s passage. The water receded and disappeared for several hours in a phenomenon known as ‘negative surge’, the storm absorbed the seawater. The last time this happened in The Bahamas was Hurricane #5 of 1936, which had a similar track as Irma as it passed through The Bahamas.
The Prime Minister of The Bahamas-Dr. Hon. Hubert Minnis inspects a damaged school in Ragged Island (Courtesy of NEMA/Office of the Prime Minister Media Services).
Hurricane David blew this airplane atop of an airplane hangar in the Dominican Republic. Hurricane David of 1979--At the time, David was ranked as one of the strongest and deadliest North Atlantic hurricanes on record. It formed from a tropical wave in the central Atlantic, east of the Windward Islands. By the time David reached the Leeward Islands, it was a Category 4 hurricane. This storm also destroyed the island of Hispaniola and Dominica, where the losses from this hurricane amounted to more than 100% of the island’s gross domestic product and left over 80,000 persons homeless. David continued strengthening and reached Category 5 status south of Puerto Rico. It also struck The Bahamas and devastated the agricultural sector of North Andros, where losses amounted to millions of dollars.
A black and white photo of damages sustained in North Eleuthera after Hurricane Andrew (Courtesy of Bahamas Information Service).
Many homes and businesses in Puerto Rico were destroyed when Hurricane Marilyn destroyed many homes and businesses on this island, Sunday September 17, 1995.
The Haitian Sloop Merchant Navy and a steel hull Mailboat were driven ashore on Arawak Cay, West Bay Street after Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
The roof of this church was blown off by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and destroyed in Grenada, where 90% of the homes were destroyed. When this photo was taken, the locals were still using it for their church services, even without the roof, and the hurricane had created so much devastation to the church that it would cost thousands of dollars to rectify it. The children (not pictured) were outside of the church selling Christmas cards of the church as it was before the hurricane to try and raise funds for the renovation of the church.
Major damage to the electrical grid after Hurricane Gustav in 2008 in the Cayman Islands.
Hurricane Gilbert Category 5 winds in 1988 destroyed this church in Jamaica.
Major damage to cars and homes from the floodwaters in the area of Coulibistire, in Dominica, after Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 (Courtesy of Joy Major).
