yauco puerto rico hurricane maria batter quiet puerto rican outpost cover mud separate sandra harasimowicz beloved pet husband gary rosario say cling side house hours last week save seven dog hurricane reduce picturesque neighborhood puerto rico desolate mud pit harasimowicz 43 native poland say couple trap neck-deep water hurricane maria tear home southwestern town yauco last wednesday send dog scramble onto neighbor roof escape storm kill least 10 people across u.s. territory turn couple street bed debris-strewn silt nearby river burst bank surge flow enter house like end world harasimowicz tell reuters monday try keep animals close hurricane hold tight solar panel neighbor roof harasimowicz say watch aghast one dog jump four time rag torrent swamp street time rosario puerto rican national guardsman leap errant dog haul back safety think go lose animal lover say harasimowicz whose family live city poznan western poland say lose animals lose husband mother two explain couple early stash eight cat top kitchen cupboards ride storm floodwaters start rise chin couple already send children age 12 stay friend nearby maria strike fail find refuge cat dog harasimowicz say felt remain animals part believe storm would severe basically underestimate harasimowicz say maria knock power telecommunications across island 3.4 million unleash chaos disorder residents believe take months recover residents yauco estate know urbanizacion luchetti return find furniture refrigerators wash machine move around home mud bath floor cake musty-smelling brown sludge furnish ruin everyone say want leave say neighbor jose velazquez 57 review mess maria make home end street rot body pit bull lay side house rail maggots teem neck harasimowicz rosario return home wednesday night flood begin recede spend night top bunk bed pet horrify water begin rise believe choice order survive couple break neighbor house hammer could occupy rooftop annex pet acquire another dog wander seek shelter storm either break die say rosario jovial 49-year-old monday take stock ruin home family gaggle pet survive couple bath wash clothe rainwater collect roof plan next move 12 years puerto rico seven yauco harasimowicz say enough never say couple defy hurricane maria roof save pet lot