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reporter: the storm has hit, trying to grasp the e norty of the challenges they face. maria barrelled up through the caribbean, as a category 5 storm. more than 75,000 people live on dominica this is what they have to call home. at least 70% of structures damaged, many homes completely destroyed. maria s strongest winds pumabled gaud lup. i have lost everything, my car was crushed as well. it was a car i had just repaired entirely. now it s gone. reporter: and it left residents on the island of st. croix when it would stop. you were sitting there going when it was going to end, and with it being nighttime, it was ....