As Shock Wears Off, Mental Health Concerns Grow in Bahamas

An aerial view of damaged houses on Sept. 5, 2019 in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hit the island chain as a category 5 storm battering them for two days before moving north. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images

HIGH ROCK, Bahamas—One woman and her husband huddled on top of a bedroom dresser for two days, surrounded by floodwaters.

Another man sat in his wheelchair for nearly 48 hours in water up to his chest, alone in his home.