This mom and son are living in their cars after her St. John’s house collapsed

Michelle and her son, Jason Thorne, were having coffee. Then there was a loud crack and they ran. Absolute disbelief. I remember helping my dad when he extended up into the upper section. We weren't allowed to go up, but he'd sneak you up and you go along the rafters with him. But to see it crumble and and think to yourself, what the devil is going on, This doesn't make any sense, but it it just sandwiched right in tight as anything and your heart just hit the floor. Since the collapse, the two have been sleeping in these two cars. Michelle sleeps in the passenger seat with her dogs and cat. We contact the various agency Red Cross could provide only one day because it was we reached out to them by day three we we couldn't know how long we could hold on and the Alt Hotel is the only hotel that takes animals. They had said we give you 2 rooms but then we still had no one to watch because if they went in here and got injured they could sue us. So we had to stay. We had no other choice. Newfoundland and Labrador housing supplied them with temporary storage for their belongings but no luck getting a roof over their head or they said a helping hand. You guys answered the phone and actually called back. Whereas I'm I'm still waiting for a call from Minister Hutton's office about this they they were on TV interviewing while they were interviewing anyways that they were aware of all the homeless problem that they wanted nobody to be homeless and. Here we are shouting out we're homeless since the 17th of April, living in our cars and sorry we got nothing for you. Knowing full well at the time of saying it, this is what happened to us. Without any redress. Sorry, not even any kind of, you know, what can we do to work with you? We have housing. Can we provide that? And you guys provide the bills, the power for the place or anything like that? Nothing. We just don't have anything for you. That's what insurance is for. But house insurance, Jason says, was too expensive. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing says it recommends homeowners invest in house insurance. The department also says it can provide a list of options. That are pet friendly, but Michelle and Jason are still here. Friends drop by the parking lot with warm meals as they keep watching on the rubble. Just a few weeks ago they had a home and in a moment they became two more faces living on the streets. Arlette Lazarenko, CBC News, St. John's.