The storm was so devastating, it could have destroyed our lives as well as it did our property.

This is not a scare tactic -- it's realistic. This is a devastating storm.

Most people, their lives have been pretty much destroyed by the time they get to us.

You're talking about poor people whose lives have been destroyed,

It's devastating to see ... all the buildings that have fallen down, to see people's lives completely shattered, to see a tent next to a house that was there,

It hurts, but it's really not a devastating blow. At least not yet.