heh. But seriously, from what i've seen and heard, these people are finding it very hard to recover, since there is little govt support, no infrastructure, etc. Its not like people can take off the year required without income, and it's not like insurance companies are quick to actually make good on their policies, quite the opposite in fact. So, yeah, it will take years or decades, especially if the govt doesn't impliment a large scale program to restore infrastructure and demolish houses (which is their job, I think).