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On Friday, the team shared photos and videos from the ongoing effort on the islands as they served hot meals at the Bahamas Government Complex in Marsh Harbour.

Serving up hot meals at the Bahamas Government Complex in Marsh Harbor, which has turned into a makeshift shelter for families who have lost everything. #ChefsForBahamas pic.twitter.com/zGzylFVHpX

— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) September 6, 2019

Andrés and his team handed out water and fresh meals to people in Green Turtle Cay at the center of town.

This is what it's like on the ground in Marsh Harbor on Abaco... captured by our @WCKitchen assessment drone. #ChefsForBahamas pic.twitter.com/aYuqFueNho

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 5, 2019

Members of the relief team told ABC News they're preparing to make meals for tens of thousands of people each day and have already brought meals from their kitchen 80 miles away in Nassau, while they work to set one up in Abaco.

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PHOTO: Chef Jose Andres load up a 240-ft yacht in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to bring supplies to the Bahamas, Sept. 4, 2019.
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Then, the team will work on establishing \"at least one kitchen in Grand Bahama to serve the many families who have lost everything,\" the organization said.

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PHOTO: People search for salvageable items as they make their way through an area destroyed by Hurricane Dorian at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019.
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Additionally, Carnival Corporation, which includes their portfolio of cruise lines, announced it has partnered with Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen to feed \"those most in need in The Bahamas.\"

All of the organizations are asking for others to help and have setup online donation pages.

Wondering how you can help Carnival's Bahamas recovery efforts today? Please donate now to our partners — these are two great organizations already doing important work — @DirectRelief : https://t.co/96QjSExkiL or @WCKitchen: https://t.co/exvkaRwcZg. Thanks so much! pic.twitter.com/SGvIx1HA0d

— Carnival Cruise Line (@CarnivalCruise) September 5, 2019

World Central Kitchen, founded in 2010 to work with local communities to provide food relief and culinary training, also had relief teams in place on Thursday to deliver first meals on the ground in North Carolina, where the storm hit as a Category 1.

During his relief efforts in Puerto Rico, Andrés organized 25 makeshift kitchens and with 19,000 volunteers served over 3.5 million meals. He remains active in the overall recovery efforts and is expected to host an upcoming culinary getaway at Dorado Beach, which will include a gala to benefit WCK, welcome back guests and help rebuild the island.

The Spanish chef was named one of Time's \"100 Most Influential People\" and won \"Outstanding Chef\" by the James Beard Foundation.

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