THE BAHAMAS

■ Search-and-rescue operations and an international humanitarian effort to help victims picked up speed, with teams fanning out across stricken areas to track down people who were missing or in distress. The death toll rose to 30. A number of metro Atlanta residents are joining the relief efforts.

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the Bahamian government and several organizations are accepting donations of money and in some cases supplies to support rescue, relief and recovery.

■ The Bahamas Disaster Relief Fund, set up by the Bahamian government, is accepting wire transfers. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency has posted instructions on its website: www. cdema.org.

■ The American Red Cross is accepting donations by phone at 1-800-435-7669 or online at www. redcross.org/donate/hurricane-dorian-donations.html.

■ The Salvation Army is accepting money for relief efforts in both the Bahamas and the United States at give.helpsalvationarmy.org.

■ The Grand Bahama Port Authority has established the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation to provide relief to that island. It’s accepting donations and supplies. www.gbdisasterrelief.org/donations.

■ YachtAid Global, which coordinates yacht operators in providing humanitarian aid and disaster response, is accepting money to purchase supplies including food, hygiene kits, medicines and tarps. yachtaidglobal.org/campaigns/hurricane-dorian-relief-for-north-bahamas.

■ Global Giving, a global crowdfunding platform, has set up the Hurricane Dorian Relief Fund to help local organizations purchase food, water, and medicines. www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricanedorian-relief-fund.

■ World Central Kitchen has sent teams to provide food to people in the affected areas. The organization, founded by chef José Andrés, is accepting money at donate.wck.org.

MIAMI HERALD Members of the Royal Caribbean GoTeam help unload supplies from the Empress of the Seas cruise ship at Freeport, Bahamas.