"I can tell you it is a scene of real devastation down there, " she said.

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Describing "a scene of total devastation", he said homes and cars had been under water.

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Mr. Swanton described a scene of "extreme devastation" near the site of the explosion and added that he expected there would be a rising list of fatalities by morning.

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Stopping down, using a smaller aperture like f11, or f16, will give you a maximum depth of field, which can help to show a wider scene like devastation from a tornado.

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