CNN: Freeport, Bahamas Airport Suffers Breathtaking Damage from Hurricane Dorian

OPPMANN Yeah good morning ░░░░░░░░ Hope you re doing ░░░░░░░░ as the storm gets ░░░░░░░░ to you So we ░░░░░░░░ been trying for days ░░░░░░░░ get out to the ░░░░░░░░ It is a vital ░░░░░░░░ to the outside world ░░░░░░░░ road was impassable for ░░░░░░░░ Finally late yesterday we ░░░░░░░░ it out there and ░░░░░░░░ we saw was worse ░░░░░░░░ what we d feared ░░░░░░░░ starts OPPMANN We are ░░░░░░░░ the runway at the ░░░░░░░░ airport It has been ░░░░░░░░ for days There was ░░░░░░░░ river between the rest ░░░░░░░░ the city and this ░░░░░░░░ It was completely under ░░░░░░░░ It looked like the ░░░░░░░░ were crashing waves were ░░░░░░░░ against this airport Look ░░░░░░░░ destroyed it is right ░░░░░░░░ Just about every side ░░░░░░░░ feet to 10 feet ░░░░░░░░ has been leveled ripped ░░░░░░░░ torn in Look at ░░░░░░░░ now I don t ░░░░░░░░ it There s not ░░░░░░░░ wall standing You think ░░░░░░░░ the need this island ░░░░░░░░ right now for a ░░░░░░░░ airport to get injured ░░░░░░░░ out to get supplies ░░░░░░░░ and this airport right ░░░░░░░░ is completely destroyed I ░░░░░░░░ never seen anything like ░░░░░░░░ in my life This ░░░░░░░░ complete and utter devastation ░░░░░░░░ I ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ is going to point ░░░░░░░░ camera over here Look ░░░░░░░░ that This is a ░░░░░░░░ This is the underside ░░░░░░░░ a plane This is ░░░░░░░░ s left of the ░░░░░░░░ You think of the ░░░░░░░░ required to throw a ░░░░░░░░ from the runway into ░░░░░░░░ terminal If anybody was ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they would have survived ░░░░░░░░ ve seen a lot ░░░░░░░░ damage on this island ░░░░░░░░ is the absolutely most ░░░░░░░░ area I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ far It will be ░░░░░░░░ for anybody who was ░░░░░░░░ or just wants to ░░░░░░░░ off the island to ░░░░░░░░ from here Aid will ░░░░░░░░ be able to come ░░░░░░░░ It s just part ░░░░░░░░ the airport if it ░░░░░░░░ airport at all because ░░░░░░░░ s just a debris ░░░░░░░░ now So if help ░░░░░░░░ going to come it ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ through some other way ░░░░░░░░ another airfield But this ░░░░░░░░ really the only this ░░░░░░░░ the only airfield for ░░░░░░░░ island and it is ░░░░░░░░ utter ruins clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And John we visited ░░░░░░░░ parts of the airport ░░░░░░░░ were still standing but ░░░░░░░░ suffered heavy flooding damage ░░░░░░░░ may just be a ░░░░░░░░ but after we started ░░░░░░░░ on the airport residents ░░░░░░░░ were in the vicinity ░░░░░░░░ us that they began ░░░░░░░░ see for the first ░░░░░░░░ cleanup crews coming out ░░░░░░░░ picking up all that ░░░░░░░░ or some of that ░░░░░░░░ on the runway So ░░░░░░░░ though the terminals are ░░░░░░░░ unusable certainly the hope ░░░░░░░░ if they can get ░░░░░░░░ runway clear of the ░░░░░░░░ and sheets of metal ░░░░░░░░ all the other stuff ░░░░░░░░ s out there that ░░░░░░░░ it too dangerous for ░░░░░░░░ plane to land then ░░░░░░░░ as soon as today ░░░░░░░░ could land But at ░░░░░░░░ point we are not ░░░░░░░░ of any planes that ░░░░░░░░ landed to bring in ░░░░░░░░ supplies or anything Food ░░░░░░░░ running low water is ░░░░░░░░ low Supplies need to ░░░░░░░░ in and they need ░░░░░░░░ come in soon BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ what a vision What ░░░░░░░░ vision at that airport.”