the apartments was, the roof s all gone. all of us had to sleep in one room. there was a pile of us, and we couldn t find no food to eat. my dog s dead, some clothes i lost, mostly everything i lost. zblor reporter: we heard from the prime minister here that nassau cannot possibly absorb the estimated 70,000 people from grand bahama and abaco who are now homeless, so we know that some are now in florida after that cruise ship docked there this morning, but still, figuring out what to do after this massive storm, the major question. as we saw with malik, there s still the psychological element for especially the children. you know, the red cross, international red cross is here trying to help with both the immediate triage needs but also
some taking to their phones to send out pleas for help on social media. take a listen to this. please pray for us. please pray for us, everyone. please pray for us. the sea is spraying on to our houses. winds are howling like we ve never, ever experienced before. we need help. please, someone, please come help us. reporter: these are people that are used to experiencing this type of weather. hurricanes in this area. but again, it cannot be over stated, no one has seen a type of hurricane this powerful hit this area of the bahamas. that is why there is such a growing level of uneasiness right now because a lot of people here in nassau cannot reach friends and family to make sure they re okay up north on abbaco island and in grand bahama where dorian currently sits. of course we want to remind you we re waiting to hear from the governor of florida less