a place that the most vulnerable and comofb risched nation in -- impov rishd nation in the americas finds itself in, with 145 mile per hour winds. >> they're not prepared for this wind. >> reporter: as a colorado haiti project in luciville, they work and wait for word on their friends and community of 30,000 people they work with, >> we have lost contact with a lot of our people. only this one program manager through facebook, he's been able to reach us >> reporter: and the situation he described is grim. >> he said there's lots of devastation to home, lots of trees are falling down. >> reporter: the nonprofit has been working in haiti for more >> the area is very rural. only a few concrete buildings that have a second story. in an 80-mile radius. >> reporter: it's a school they built, and many have sought refuge from the storm. what comes after may be just as dangerous, including the destruction of crops and spread have gone disease. >> we're concerned about people's safety. >> the colorado haiti project has been postingpd website. if you'd like to help, we have a link on 9news.com. >>>