they could never categorize this, never. it was like anatomic bomb went off. >> reporter: residents here tell me their little island paradise is unrecognizable even to them. they're resourceful and self-reliant, they say, but they could have never imagined a storm as powerful as dorian. you know, there's no better way to describe to you the force of hurricane dorian to be right here where people rode out the storm in their living rooms, in their dining rooms. i mean, look at this. the roof blew off the house here. the entire kitchen came down. their refrigerator ended up here on the ground. their living room and dining room furniture is strewn all over. people describe these things being tossed around the island like projectiles. they all coward, hovered in their bathrooms, in closets, anything they could find to take shelter. there are now the beginnings of recovery, but only the basics. medical attention. private helicopters to take out those who are sick.