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At daybreak, the family broke for the airport, hoping they still had a flight back to San Jose.
With power out across much of the island and limited internet access, they had no way of telling how bad the situation was. Then friends started sending them pictures. "It’s a pretty amazing place and to think that it's going to be completely different the next time we go, that is super devastating," Raul said.
The family ultimately touched down in San Jose late Wednesday night, still in disbelief about what had just happened. "Sleeping in your car for a day is really nothing compared to what these people are going to go through now," Raul said.
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