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The phrase "assess the devastation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when evaluating or analyzing the extent of damage or destruction caused by an event, such as a natural disaster or conflict.
Example: "After the hurricane passed, the team was sent to assess the devastation and determine the necessary relief efforts."
Alternatives: "evaluate the destruction" or "analyze the damage."
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Meanwhile, regional leaders began to assess the devastation.
The government has been struggling to assess the devastation wrought by Saturday's 7.8 magnitude quake.
Rescue teams have yet to reach some more distant regions to assess the devastation, and Nepal's prime minister, Sushil Koirala, has warned the final death toll could reach 10,000.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in some parts of the state to allow residents to assess the devastation and tend to pets and livestock that were left behind, Reuters reports.
A month ago BBC News visited the town of Kigbal in Sierra Leone to assess the devastation cause by the Ebola epidemic.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool has been travelling the length of the Indus River in Pakistan to assess the devastation caused by the flooding.
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The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is assessing the devastation after Cyclone Pam struck on Saturday.
Authorities have only begun assessing the devastation.
She came to Indonesia after assessing the devastation in Sri Lanka.
With the country's main airport in Santiago damaged, and the nearly 400 daily flights that normally travel in and out of the capital restricted, Chileans find themselves struggling to find a way back to assess the quake's devastation and comfort relatives — or, in some cases, find out if they are still alive.
Local authorities, which are still assessing the full impact of the devastation – particularly on damaged roads and bridges – in areas such as Cumbria and Yorkshire, will also need more financial support to rebuild after the floods, the LGA said.
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