They are being buried as we speak, 50 of them, all in the one grave.

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.

We'll resume first hour in the morning tomorrow [Saturday].

You don't see any houses any more. I saw only four rooftops that were covered by water; everything else was covered by mud.

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.

The ground has really been soaked.