Sentence examples for severity of the devastation from inspiring English sources

The almost daily visits by lawmakers, celebrities and world leaders are part of the mayor's strategy to shock people with the severity of the devastation -- particularly those in a position to influence the flow of money to the city -- a strategy that appears to be working.

While Trump downplayed the severity of the devastation in the days after Maria made landfall, Yulín Cruz frequently pleaded with the president to send additional aid.

Some of the devastation is being caused by natural forces.

Below, images of the devastation, and the rescue effort.

(The BBC has a good slide show of the devastation).

I was part of the devastation and the rehabilitation.

It's a measure of the devastation they experienced.

"The extent of the devastation is monumental.

The visual motif captures the magnitude of the devastation but can also reek of disaster tourism.

For all of the devastation in 2008, the legacy of that earthquake was only partly physical.

Anthony Khoury lives in Illinois and took photos of the devastation.