Sentences with phrase «caused widespread devastation»

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused widespread devastation in the community, with water and wind damage and destructive flooding along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.

Update (Sept. 26, 2017): This article predates Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico and caused widespread devastation on the island in late - September 2017.

2007 September - The worst floods for more than 30 years cause widespread devastation, destroying much of the annual harvest.

A major asteroid strike on the planet could cause widespread devastation.

During the past century, over 400 tropical cyclones have struck Bangladesh's coast, causing widespread devastation and death.

It ranges from category 1, for storms with winds of 64 to 82 knots (118 to 152 kilometers per hour (kph)-RRB-, which usually cause only moderate damage, to category 5, for storms with winds blowing at 137 knots (254 kph) or above, which can cause widespread devastation.

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Unlike past episodes in recent history, the crisis began in the world's most sophisticated financial systems, causing widespread economic devastation.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have caused unprecedented and widespread devastation, forcing thousands of people out of damaged homes and communities in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Cuomo and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello are calling for a new, modern electrical system for Puerto Rico following devastation and widespread outages caused by Hurricane Maria.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello are calling for a new, modern electrical system for Puerto Rico following devastation and widespread outages caused by Hurricane Maria.

The ludicrous amount of devastation that this thing causes allows Emmerich to have it both ways: It's widespread enough that he can say it's definitely bigger than the last time, and it's impersonal enough that every other scene can be played for strained attempts at humor.

Between the shutdown of oil refineries and chemical plants, impaired roads and ports, and widespread damage to homes, businesses and cars, the economic toll from Hurricane Harvey is now being estimated as the second - costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, trailing only the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

In the years that followed, armed groups from both sides of Colombia's civil war have intensified their incursions in pursuit of their cut of the profit, including the introduction of illicit crops such as coca, causing terrible and widespread devastation.

The widespread environmental devastation caused by Hurricane Ike has been pretty well documented — the oil spills (about a half a million gallons worth), a missing drill rig, and destroyed pipelines and infrastructure were all bad