find. this after dorian left the islands in total ruin. the storm killed 43 people there. but that number is expected to rise. some on the island who lost everything are now scramble to go try to escape. just take a look at that image. the united states says it has evacuated more than 1,400 people to the state of florida so far. one of the evacuees spoke with cnn about what they're dealing with. >> the roof caved in. the wall caved in. it was flooded. it was awful. but i'm here. i made it. >> one resident from grand bahama now fears the island fay never fully recover. cnn's patrick oppmann has more on how people there are dealing with all of this. >> reporter: washington smith, smitty to his friends, who