literally, a handful of dirt at all times. you can get every board out of the way. it is so deep, six, seven feet deep. it is just trees, wood, shards of glass, window frames. anything. those houses are blown into pieces so small, i can't believe it. >> reporter: the number of those missing or unaccounted for is about 90. that's down substantially from where we were a few days ago. at one point, we were at 176. it is a bit confusing. it has been a fluid number. perhaps we will get a better sense in the next few minutes. back to you. it is such with the way the young man described it, it is like the houses were put inside of a blender. they talk about how deep that mud is. hopefully, they are going to have more assistance as they get more support to continue that. >> whatever number they come up with will be painfully,