we have indication that there have been 142 human remains found within the city of joplin. >> that announcement from today and as the death toll rises in shattered joplin, missouri, those who survived last sunday's tornado are trying to make sense of the catastrophe that upended their lives. destroyed almost everything around them. cnn's casey wian says some are finding faith and hope at a red cross shelter. >> reporter: blown away. a town, a community torn apart. he lost his hospital, his home and nearly his father. >> i was just calling him out. i was yelling his name. dad, dad, are you there? >> reporter: he nearly lost his life. >> i thought i was going to die, truthfully.