anything still standing. nancy, this is what kept you guys alive? >> this little room kept us alive. this is it. we came in and hunkered down. shawna was on the ground crying. >> i was hysterical. >> reporter: what did it sound like? >> there was a lot of crashing and banging and whirling. >> stuff we thought was coming through this wall. >> reporter: so many in the abaco islands lived through hours that were like a horror movie. like tornadoes touching down every minute. >> words can't describe it. i don't wish it on nobody. nobody. words can't describe it. they could never categorize this. never. it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> reporter: residents here tell me their little island paradise