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Bahamas: Netherlands Navy, Marines to help Sept 7, 2019 20:06:20 GMT 7

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They were already in the Caribbean for a planned exercise which has now been postponed.

"2019-09-06
Dutch navy headed for the Bahamas to assist

THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The planned large emergency assistance exercise named Caribbean Coast of Dutch Defence and other Dutch Kingdom authorities has been called off to allow for a real-life operation to assist the hurricane-hit Bahamas.

The Dutch Defence Ministry announced in a press release on Thursday that the Dutch Kingdom would be providing emergency assistance in the Bahamas. Dutch Navy ships HMS Johan de Witt and HMS Snellius, currently in St. Maarten, will leave for the Bahamas in the coming days after the humanitarian goods have been loaded.

The request for assistance came from the Bahamas via the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). The Dutch Navy ships were already in the Caribbean for the Caribbean Coast exercise, which was originally to take place in Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba from September 9 to 19."
www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/dutch-navy-headed-for-the-bahamas-to-assist/

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Bahamas: Netherlands Navy, Marines to help Sept 7, 2019 20:11:23 GMT 7

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"2019-09-03
Bahamas Relief Efforts Frustrated as Dorian Pulls Away
NASSAU, Bahamas — As Hurricane Dorian pulled away from the Bahamas, relief workers, medical personnel, pilots and others gathered at a private terminal of the Nassau airport on Wednesday amid boxes of supplies, anxiously awaiting permission from the government to fly to devastated areas and provide assistance.

But with most of the runways on Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama — the islands most heavily pummeled by the storm — flooded or covered in sand, it was difficult to deliver help or even assess the damage wrought by the storm. In addition, the government has given priority to helicopter evacuations."
www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/world/americas/bahamas-hurricane-dorian.html

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