Man survives deadly Mexico earthquake, family not bracing for Hurricane Irma

JUST BEGINNING.

THEY'RE IN FLORIDA, BRACING FOR HURRICANE IRMA.

HEA WENT DARK.

>> Reporter: MEXICO CITY WAS ON HIS RADAR.

JUST SIX HOURS AFTER LANDING, HE WAS WALLS WERE GOING ONE WAY, AND THE FLOOR WAS GOING ANOTHER WAY, AND OUR BODIES WERE GOING A THIRD WAY.

>> Reporter: BY DAYBREAK, LIFE HEAD BACK T HREATENED HIM EVEN MORE.

>> MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW IS LITERALLY ALL BUNKERED UP IN ONE OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS' HOU >> LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

AT ANY MOMENT THEY COULD LOSE CONTACT.

HOPES OTHERS DID.

HE'S JUST ANXIOUS FOR THE STORM TO PASS AND TO HEAR THE NEWS TH WITH ALL OF THAT IN ONE WEEK.

>>> HURRICANE IRMA IS BARRELLING TOWARD FLORIDA.

THE CENTER OF THE STORM JUST 90 MILES SOUTH EAST OF KEY WEST.

MORE THAN 170 THOUSAND HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

AT STORM.

JASON, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE HARD FOR US TO IMAGINE BEING IN ARIZON >> THAT'S FOR SURE.

WINDS 20, 30 MILMILES AN HOUR OR ABOVE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HARDER TO IMAGINE.

CHRISTOPHER KING WITH OUR SISTER STATION SHOWS US WHAT HURRICANE OF FOR TRY TO WEATHER UNFORGIVING WIND.

I HAVE TO STAND AS UPRIGHT AS I CAN AND BRACE MYSELF SO THE WIND DOESN'TIC YOU CAN'T HEAR ME ABOVE THE ROAR OF THE WIND.

>> Reporter: CATEGORY 2, AT LEAST 96 MILES AN HOUR.

I STILLOF THE WIND KNOCKS ME BACK.

KIBARELY KEEP MY FOOTING.

MANAGER AND CHIEF INSTRUCTOR ROB KEEPS ME FROM TAKING OFF AIR.

IN THE TUNNEL, ABOUT 120 MILES AN HOUR.

HURRICANE IRMA, A CATEGORY 5 AT ITS PEAK, MOVING THROUGH CARIBBEAN WITH A FORCE O CONSISTENT WIND.

IMAGINE TRYING TO SURVIVE OUTDOORS IN A HURRICANE WITH WIND BLASTING YOU FR REAL HURRICANE, 90, 120.

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Man survives deadly Mexico earthquake, family not bracing for Hurricane Irma