Daily Mail: Bahamian government denies it is suppressing Dorian death toll as latest official figures show just 44 - despite residents reporting seeing hundreds of bodies and that the 'stench of death' is oppressive
* Health minister said he was 'concerned that the focus had been on body count'
* Duane Sands said the priority was to comfort and care for those still suffering
* On Sunday the death toll was raised from 43 to 44, but it will rise 'significantly'
* Last week the Prime Minister said the loss of life would be 'catastrophic'
The Bahamian government has denied claims it is suppressing the Dorian death toll, as the latest official count of just 44 falls well below what residents have reported.
Last week Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned the loss of of life would be 'catastrophic and devastating.'
Locals say the latest official figure does not match with the oppressive stench and sight of the dead.
But health minister, Duane Sands, told the Miami Herald: 'I am actually a bit concerned that the focus has been for some people the body count. It is not the priority.
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WNU Editor: Looking at the destruction from a layman's point of view, this is bad. Really bad.
