his miraculous escape. this was the family resort in the hardest hit part of the city right on the edge of the sea. he takes me through the shattered shell, the mayor and 14 others were here when high ends struck. >> another concrete wall there. >> the surge devastated the building, 6-inch-thick concrete walls were smashed like tissue paper he says. >> suddenly boom, the door blank. blasted open, water gushed in. >> as the waters rose, seven took their chances outside while the mayor and the rest climbed into the ceiling space. >> the water was going up. so we had to go all the way in there where we climbed all the way up here -- no, we had to move over there. >> and how high did the water go? >> almost to the ceiling here. >> and there they stayed until