José Andrés Feeds Bahamians After Hurricane Dorian

BETHESDA, MD — Celebrity chef José Andrés has once again taken on the role of humanitarian storm chaser.

Andrés is in the Bahamas with his World Central Kitchen nonprofit to help those in need. The nonprofit — which is famous for feeding millions of natural disaster victims, including those in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria — has already delivered thousands of meals to victims of Hurricane Dorian, according to Andrés.

Hurricane Dorian first struck the Abaco Islands Sunday as a Category 5 storm. The Bahamas — which bore Hurricane Dorian's deadly brunt — is responsible for at least 20 deaths, according to officials. And forecasters say it is one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record.

Dozens of humanitarian organizations, search and rescue teams, and volunteers have been deployed to help those stranded on the storm-battered island nation.

According to Andrés, World Central Kitchen has already mapped out a number of kitchens it could use to feed survivors.

"If kitchens are destroyed, we build one and cook in big paella pans," Andrés tweeted.

How do we organize a response in Bahamas? Here’s our current map we are working from.... @WCKitchen has kitchens ready to go and shelters mapped out. If kitchens are destroyed, we build one and cook in big paella pans! https://t.co/yNzrfrKIaS pic.twitter.com/fa4sBN8qMe
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 1, 2019

On Tuesday, Andrés and a group of volunteers delivered thousands of sandwiches to people stranded on the Abaco Islands.

Reporting in after a long day on Abaco and visiting Green Turtle Cay, where all 550 people survived! We @WCKitchen brought hot meals and heard incredible stories....They need a few things, but otherwise are okay!! #ChefsForBahamas pic.twitter.com/sqrPmEbYmx
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 5, 2019

More food, he says, is on the way.

On Wednesday, a 220-foot boat with cooking equipment and supplies set sail for the Bahamas. It's expected to reach Freeport Thursday.

Quick Report from @chefjasoncollis on the Florida Coast as we load up the 220-foot boat with cooking equipment and supplies for #ChefsForBahamas. It will take us about 8 hours to reach Freeport on Grand Bahama where we plan to begin distributing meals as soon as tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/IpWGbhnkNb
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) September 5, 2019