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Strong Ties to Mainland Sustain Islands Reeling From Storm’s Devastation

Damage from Hurricane Dorian in the Abacoa Islands of the Bahamas, Sept. 4, 2019. Bahamians settled South Florida in the 1800s. Now the descendants of those early inhabitants are engaged in a frantic effort to help storm victims in the country of their ancestors. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)