Most of the 250 or so residents had come from Haiti and found work in construction or landscaping in resorts and homes in the area, about 20 miles from Marsh Harbour.

Sand Banks Marsh Harbour GREAT ABACO ISLAND 10 miles

Families typically made less than $400 a week. Sand Banks had no running water, and electricity was available only in a few houses.

It was one of several Haitian settlements on Great Abaco Island. The hurricane also leveled two others, The Mudd and Pigeon Peas, in Marsh Harbour. Across the island, dozens were killed.