that he made room for us. but you know what, it was a place that we could get rest, we could take a deep breath, and then, you know, after two days you start the long journey of all the work of insurances, debris cleanup, and everything else. it debris cleanup, and everything else. ., , , ., , debris cleanup, and everything else. ., ,, ., , else. it does seem to be a very lona else. it does seem to be a very long journey else. it does seem to be a very long journey ahead else. it does seem to be a very long journey ahead and - else. it does seem to be a very long journey ahead and it - else. it does seem to be a very long journey ahead and it has l long journey ahead and it has been a long journey for you in the town of paradise but it is amazing to see how these communities can come together. the mayor of paradise california, joining us. california, “oining us. thank ou. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news. bringing you different stories from across th
homes trailer communities these homes you can see will have a brick exteriors. so sturdy, 38 materials completely crumbled to the ground out of the power of these winds and the storms that set through this area, now homes reduced to rubble. piles of debris cleanup is underway. people are moving pretty quickly in this neighborhood. he looked down this road here, this used to be dozens of homes. we met a few people coming out here today looking for what is the left they knew their aunt lived in their cousin lived in and sadly lost their life the night the attorneys hit in the dark. we re hearing some stories of survival. people taking cover when this all happened. they heard children calling out for help. they say they are lucky to be alive they are happy and grateful to be walking with his cuts and bruises. six people rescued all i could hear outside it was dark the other thing i could hear was
still have a home, it s things to clean up their home. debris cleanup, but gloves, tarps, water, things like that, and that s what we re on the ground providing and making sure that people have that safe shelter to go to. and how are you getting to them? i mean, so many people are dispersed. you know, really looking for a place to lay their head or in some cases, they returned to their property. they re picking up the pieces. but how are you getting to them, helping to meet their needs? that is a great great question, because it is such a wide swath that that tornado ripped through and affected so many so we ve got shelters set up. we have about three shelters right now set up and we ll continue working with our partners with local officials to really see what the communities need right now and assess if we need to open more shelters, but we are working with partners to out to get that outreach out there, making sure that people know that they can come to the shelter. they don t have.
certain steps before you can get people back on for the next steps. right now our main access is limited by barge and we re trying to get all the construction for our utilities, sec security. those people need to get on first to start to do the work. debris cleanup, when we did an assessment with governor desantis yesterday, he realized quickly on the ground that we needed more debris cleanup. that s a major issue we ve got to deal with so people can get to their properties and we can have safe passage. we have to wait to get ready for the people to come on to have a clear and safe path to get their jobs done so we can get people on with a different level of means. we have no date on this. i want to make this very clear.