it makes me sad for our kids. reporter: how will they take this? our youngest has cried to come home. reporter: this is the first time these people have gotten back into the homes. there are still about 1,000 or more homes that you are inundated. sheriff mark dais has worked in law enforcement 31 years. it s by far the greatest disaster we ve seen her. the most damage by far. it s heartwrenching. everything is gone. everything. everything i had is gone. if you look out here, everything. there s nothing left. reporter: lisa bennet left when the water was hip deep. she couldn t save her favorite pet, a miniature donkey. over there along the fen line. that s all i wanted was my donkey. it s so crazy, but animals are a