Bahamas authorities on Tuesday said the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to at least 50, with the number expected to climb. /VCG Photo

Desperation mounted in the country as the Category five hurricane devastated buildings across two northern Bahamian islands over the past nine days, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless. /VCG Photo

More than 2,000 people who were displaced by Hurricane Dorian are in shelters on New Providence, said Carl Smith, spokesman for the Bahamas' emergency management agency. He added that many others are staying with friends and relatives, and said more shelters will be opened as needed. /VCG Photo

Sadye Francis, director of a nonprofit on Eleuthera island, said "there are still others that have nowhere to go," adding that "the true depth of the devastation in Abaco and Grand Bahama (islands) is still unfolding." /VCG Photo

According to the United Nations, an estimated 76,000 people in Grand Bahama and the Abaco islands have been left homeless by the hurricane and are in need of help. /VCG Photo