article_snippet: A wall of water and mud surged through Sam Upan's house, toppling the walls of the neighboring church where Sam Upan's serves as a deacon.
article_snippet: It was midnight on Friday, and Sam Upan's had no choice but to wade out into the gale force wind and darkness.
article_snippet: Sam Upan's eventually made Sam Upan's to higher ground, taking shelter on a parked van.  
article_snippet: But on Monday, three days after the storm struck, Sam Upan's and Sam Upan's daughters sit in the debris strewn rubble of Upan and his daughters home.
article_snippet: On Sunday, Sam Upan's built a temporary shack for Upan and his daughters to sleep under.  