old. his name is velsen renee, was there with his family, had been there all day. the temperature in the high 80s, feels like 98 degrees. and he tells us what he experienced sitting in with his family in a small room as the hurricane came ashore. >> my nephew's mom died with a baby because she was trying to go back in the house to get the bottle for the baby. then when the water hit her, she just gone with the baby. the home like -- feel kind of -- i don't know, worried because -- i don't hear a lot from my family members. >> reporter: who haven't you heard from? >> from my cousins. from my sister. she's in the united states, but she's okay. but my dad isn't here. he's in -- on vacation and can't come back because the planes haven't been traveling a lot.