owners don t have flood insurance. take a look at these images taken before and after the storm hit. and really highlight just how widespread and devastating the damage is. these images include the flooded cities of holiday lakes, simonton, brookshire, angleton, all of which are near houston, texas. so many people have lost so much here in this state. my colleague met up with two men whose homes are now in ruins. they allowed him to follow them into the home to show him how bad that situation is. here s his story. there s going to be a mailbox here. reporter: this is the first time that bill wolf has been able to get back to his house. surreal is the understatement of the century here. you know, watching a 30-foot fishing boat drive down your
dealing with a harsh reality this they won t be able to go back home for weeks, possibly months. some of them return by boat on thursday to salvage what they can and come to grips with everything they re forced to leave behind. cnn s alex marquardt was there and has the emotional story of one evacuee. there is going to be a mailbox here. this is the first time that bill wolf has been able to get back to his house since being evacuated. surreal is probably the understatement of the century here. you know watching a 30 foot fishing boat drive down your street. this is my intersection here. and man, i don t know this is crazy. we ll see how high the water is though. yeah, we ll see if i can get in or not. captain kenny evans is taking him back. one minute you re stressed
like it, and there will be more. dave, rene? all right, thank you, kaylee. people in houston are dealing with the harsh reality that they won t be able to go back home for possibly weeks, possibly months. some of them returned by boat thursday to salvage what they can and come to grips with everything they re forced to leave behind. cnn s alex marquardt was there as one emotional evacuee went back. reporter: there s going to be a mailbox here. this is the first time that bill wolf has been able to get back to his house since being evacuated. surreal is probably the understatement of the century here. watching a 30-foot fishing boat drive down your street is unbelievable at the intersection here man, i don t know. crazy. let s see how high the water is, though. yeah. we ll see if i can even get in
horrible. but it s been great. i know what you mean. jonathan, joshua, look, we appreciate you guys being with us. we are thankful you guys are beth safe. i know some times you see these things you want to put your hand on it. you did. and, and, a lot of people certainly appreciate your work. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. the worst fears of some families are coming true in the whack wake of hurricane harvey. 100 homes damaged many people don t have flood insurance. our correspondent introduces us to two men whose homes are in ruin. there is going to be a mail box here. this is the first time, bill wolf has been able to get back to his house since being evacuated. watching a 30 foot fishing boat drive down the street is something you have never seen
all right, brian todd. alex was also returning someone home today. let s watch. reporter: this is the first time that bill wolf has been able to get back to his house since being evacuated. surreal is probably the understatement of the century here. you know, watching a 30-foot fishing boat drive down your street is something that you ve just never seen before. this is my intersection here. and i don t know, this is crazy. reporter: we ll see how high the water is. yeah. reporter: they are taking him back. one minute you re stressed about your gutters and then everything you have is ruined. reporter: it was evans who rescued the wolf family along with their cat and dog in the middle of the storm on monday. oh, lord. after navigating the boat to the