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International search and rescue teams. and they are doing the house-to-house assessment. so until the government gets an official count, i really would not wish to speculate on the number of persons who have perished. >> far enough. i ask the question, melanie, because, as you know, after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, the initial death toll was relatively low for several days, but for nearly a year after the hurricane, the official death toll was only 64 before it was eventually revised to nearly 3,000. and that is my fear, but i know you don't want to discuss that. but i think there...

Baseball field just so they could get helicopters in. they haven't seen any government aid. everyone here is trying as hard as they can, but it is going to take a gloervebal effort, inclu the united states, the u.s. coast guard has been up and down the coast already, but it will take all of that and more to try to get these people back on their feet. >> thanks to your excellent reporting and your entire team. thank you so much, paula, for that. joining us on the phone, melanie roach, she's the director of public works for the bahamas national emergency management agency, that's similar to fema...

Melanie roach, the director of public works for the bahamas national emergency management agency. thank you once again. let's get some more on what's going on in the bahamas. joining us now, storm chaser brandon clemente who shot extraordinary images of the devastation in the bahamas. he's joining us live from boca raton in florida. thanks so much, brandon, for joining us. thanks once again for all the good work you're doing. tell us about the destruction you personally saw. >> well, when i first flew over, i was one of the first ones over the island able to see some of the destruction. and i ...

Operation where locals have banded together and are using whatever means necessary, jet skis, small motorboats, heavy equipment to conduct rescues. we have the defense force. we have the police force. and we are assisted by many international organizations who have experience in urban search and rescue. so there are, i would say, literally hundreds of persons on the ground doing search and rescue as we speak. >> melanie roach, good luck to you. kbluk dpl good luck to all the people in the bahamas. we will stay in very close touch with you. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you so much...