Sentences with phrase «leaving swaths of destruction»

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Hurricane Irma drove toward Florida as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, leaving behind 21 deaths and a swathe of catastrophic destruction.

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, leaving behind at least 21 deaths and a swath of destruction.

On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, cutting a mile - wide swath of destruction that ultimately left 150 dead and destroyed many more homes and livelihoods.

Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on November 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction, including more than 5,000 deaths.