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Still there. it lasted at least double the time a normal storm would hold. they re wondering what s happening? every time a new gust of wind or thunderstorm would come up, until the sun was shining yesterday, they had no idea. they didn t know if they were in for another barrage of hell. they re starting to rebuild a little bit of communication. the satellite phones. your mom is okay, your dad is okay, your uncle is okay. i found these people. this person was medivaced out. it s all from word-of-mouth. it s devastating and traumatizing for the people there. they couldn t process it. they just do not know how to comprehend what they just have been through. they are trying to be strong. yet, they know that as the prime minister says, this is generational change. they know their lives will never be the same again, at least not on the islands and that the islands will never be the same again. paula, you spent the night on the island. what was it like overnight? ....
reporter: you know, we were on man o war. my thanks. they can t hear me. but for all the friends and family, our thanks go out to them in man o war. they are resourceful, self-reliant people. many of them born on an island 2 1/2 miles long. it was dark. we could see the stars last night. that was a relief. you hear the hum of one or two generators. they re pulling together. we were in the home of angel and marcia cruz. we slept on mattresses that had been up against the window kate to save their children, arian a and channing. they couldn t be more lovely. they started to cook up food in the refrigerator. that s what we do, trying to get through day-to-day. now the shock is setting in and people on the island are looking around. kate, we ve seen boats turned absolutely upside down. ....
We were showing video we had shot with our drone. they didn t recognize their own streets. they did not recognize their own streets. they were pointing out to us things that were flipped over. pieces of homes and boats that were just meters away from where they should have been. again, trying to comprehend where they go from here. they re all coming together. they have golf carts on that island. they are all trying to help each other out. yesterday, we came in, some other helicopter flights got in. they got some people out that were the most vulnerable. they have food for about ten days, which is great. the grocery store was not that damaged. and they are keeping it together there. but here s the issue. kids were supposed to start school. they don t know what to do now. they know that the schools have been completely destroyed. they re wondering what comes next. but, again, kate for anyone who survived this, incredibly, un incredibly grateful. ....