Christie pointed out that his government will act as fast as possible to bring relief and assistance to those who are suffering.

"I cannot describe adequately what we have seen," he told a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Freeport at the conclusion of the tour.

"I saw scenes that I imagined when I saw the reports of the tsunami in the Far East. I saw scenes reminiscent of what we saw in Louisiana and Mississippi.

"I saw entire communities with houses having disappeared. We saw people who have stories to tell, stories of great fear, stories of great heroism, of young men and old men who worked to save the lives of people, and all of us who walked the communities for nine hours today have thanked God over and over in unison with the people who have suffered because we knew that God must have been present because this could have happened at night when people were asleep and if it had happened at night, God knows the price we would have paid," he told the press.

Christie also visited several areas and observed that the confidence of the Bahamian people remained "strong" despite the devastation and despair. However, he said the spirit of Bahamians remains strong, "one that cannot be broken; bent, yes; knocked down, yes, but not broken."

The Prime Minister and his delegation also visited and held talks with a weeping Crystal Pintard, the woman whose son, 17-month-old son was swept away in the ocean surges of deadly Hurricane Wilma. His body was discovered some hours later one mile away from his home.

Meanwhile, Christie's Administration will move speedily to take steps that will ensure clinics, graveyards and other important buildings are no longer constructed along the country's coastlines.