The phrase "a total tragedy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event or situation that is considered extremely unfortunate or disastrous.
Example: "The sudden loss of the beloved community leader was a total tragedy that left everyone in shock."
Alternatives: "a complete disaster" or "an utter catastrophe".
It's an absolute disgrace and a total tragedy for the BBC.
Prof Sanjay Sharma, a cardiologist at St George's, University of London, who has been medical director of the London Marathon since 2007, said: "This young man's death is a total tragedy and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Osborne said on BBC Breakfast: This is, of course, a total tragedy and the first thing you would expect is that accident investigators and people who know how how to deal with bodies in a tragedy like this can have access to this site.
"It's a total tragedy," says Stuart Davies, an ecologist with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), who is based in Washington, D.C. From that tragedy, Davies and his colleagues are learning about how the forests are affected by the loss of animals that disperse seeds and feed on young plants.
For me, Britain's fearful relationship with Europe is nothing but a total tragedy, and I have no doubt that in a referendum, Britain would vote to leave the EU, and therefore surrender the power to just slip in and out of this continent, to constitute a part of it.
But Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said any suggestion of "political point-scoring" on the back of a "total human tragedy" was "pretty distasteful".
Tallio's life, even before his conviction, has been described as "total tragedy".
When I think about it, I am first angry at the steering committee of the party, who used all sorts of tricks to lead the country to a total and absolute tragedy.
"This is a national tragedy". A total of 125 people were wounded at Peshawar's Army Public School, which teaches boys and girls from both military and civilian backgrounds.
In the years following the tragedy, a total of 92 9/11 first responders have died due to medical conditions sustained from their exposure to toxins at ground zero.
Nightclub disasters in two cities killed a total of 117 people, tragedies that officials said were entirely preventable.
