You don't see any houses any more. I saw only four rooftops that were covered by water; everything else was covered by mud.
Rosette Lerias
They told us they will continue digging.. There is no question of giving up.
giving question
This is one of the last chances we have. The reports of the text messages, you'd like to believe them and hope that they are true because it's the only inspiration that keeps us going.
inspiration true chances text hope
The problem is that we cannot bring in heavy equipment because of the mud.
problem heavy
They are being buried as we speak, 50 of them, all in the one grave.
grave speak
The ground has really been soaked because of the rain. The trees were sliding down upright with the mud.
trees rain
We asked them to leave yesterday. I had some of the villages checked again today, because some people didn't want to leave their homes.
people today leave yesterday
The ground has really been soaked.
I have a glimmer of hope, based on the rule of thumb: Within 24 hours, you can still find survivors. After that, you move on to the recovery phase.
find recovery rule hope
houses water
We'll resume first hour in the morning tomorrow [Saturday].
morning tomorrow
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