like water canon into homes. they were pulling mattresses off beds to prop them up against windows and doors. unimaginable. people telling me, poppy, they have yet to come to terms with everything they have been through. they are so shocked and can't believe they survived it. take a listen. >> i just want to let me family in the states know that we are okay. >> i'm so are sorry. >> thank god for life. >> well. >> it's not just us. everybody is hurting. they could never categoryize this. never. >> my grandfather ran out. >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> i mean, the magnitude of in, and these are people, po poppy that had been through storm before. they are self-reliant they have good quality homes. any survived all the other storms before.