Houma siblings reunite after hours of not being able to reach each other

THE OUTAGES BECAUSE OF A LACK OFCOMMUNICATION.ACCORDING TO AT&T--THEIRFACILITIES WEREAFFECTED--CAUSING ADROP IN THEIR OPERATIONS DOWN TO60-PERCE.

NTNOT BEING ABLE TO GET A HOLD OFA LOVED ONE AFTER A STORM ADDSTO THE STRESS OF REBUILDING.

OURTEAM COVERAGE STARTS WITH KATIEEASTER WITH THE REUNION BETWEENBROTHER AND SISTER.KATIE THIS SCENE IS WHAT WERESEEING ALL AROUND THE CITY.TREES SPLIT IN HALF, ON TOOFPHOMES, AND CARS, ROOFSGONE, POWER LINES IN THEROADS.THE FRONT OF BUSINESSESCOMPLETELY GONE.SOME FAMILIES WE SPOKE WITH TELLUS THEY CAN'T COMMUNICATE THWITHEIR FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TO THELACK OF CELL PHONE SERVICE NATSCRYING MELISSA CANGELOSI/HOUMA "WE JUST PULLED UP ANDBILLIE SAI HD,THAT'S TYLER.

THANK GOD IS HEOK" MELISSA CANGELOSI SAYS SHEAND HER BROTHER TYLER -- TOOKSHELTER IN SEPARATE PARIESSH.MONDAY MORNING SHE CAME TO CHECKON HER MOTHER'S HOUSE... ONLY TOFITYLER.

BEFORE THIS MOMENT...NATS I DON'T HAVE SERVICE SHEHAD NOT HEARD FROM HIM SINCEHURRICANE IDA ROARED ACROSS THESTATE.

CANGELOSI "I KNEW HE WASOK,BUT TO SEE IS HIM DIFFERENT"NOW THAT THEY'RE TOGETHER ANDDESPITE NOT HAVING POWER ORWATER--THE SIBLINGS SAY THEY WILL STAY-- PROTECTING THEIR PROPERTYFROMLOOTERS.

SOMETHING POLICE FEARIS BECOMING A PROBLEMLT.

TRAVIS THERIOT/HOUMA POLICE"WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN,WE STAYED BEHIND.

WE'RE GOING TOPATROL AND DO EVERYTHING WE CANTO PROTECT THEIR HOMES" ASPOKESPERSON WITH THE POLICEDEPARTMENT SAYS AN OFFICER WASINJUD REDEPARTMENT SAYS AN OFFICER WASINJURED IN A CAR CRASH MONDAYAFTERNOONWHEN HE WAS HIT ON HIS WAY TO APOSSIBLE LOOTING.

TYLER INGRAM/HOUMA "THEY'VE GOT LOOTERS ANDSTUFFOUT HERE.

THE MEN STAYED BEHIND,WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR THINGS"KATIE AGAIN POWER LINES ANDTREES REMAINDOWN ON SEVERAL ROAD WAYS ACROSSTHE CITY, POLICE ARE ASKINGANYONE WHODOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THISAREA, DO NOT COME, AND PLEASE DONOT DRIVE AROUND.IN HOUMA KATIE EASTER KATC3 TVOVERALL HOUMA IS FACING A MAJORTASK OF REBUILDING BECAUSE OF