Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham said last year that more than 1,000 Christians had been killed, entire villages cleared, and dozens of churches and Christian centres damaged or destroyed.
With 80 per cent of sub-district health centres damaged beyond use and 77,000 people living in temporary shelters, UNICEF plans to launch a mass measles immunization campaign in late January for children under the age of five.
Yet the fact is that terrorists did destroy the twin towers of New York's World Trade Centre, damage the Pentagon in Washington, and attempt to attack the White House all on one day.
Huge and complex trials were at risk of collapsing left, right and centre – damaging public confidence in the justice system.
A year ago, Dutch football fans rampaged through the historical centre, damaging the recently restored Barcaccia fountain at the base of the Spanish Steps.
Scotland will be without Mark Bennett against Tonga after the Glasgow Warriors centre damaged a hamstring during the 24-16 defeat by New Zealand.
The RIRA adopts similar tactics to those used by the Provisional IRA in the 1990s, primarily using bombs in town centres to damage the economic infrastructure of Northern Ireland.
Some 10,000 schools and 450 rural health centres were damaged by the floods and large scale damage was done to infrastructure, making distribution of supplies and reaching mobile populations a highly complex, costly and time-consuming operation.
Some 10,000 schools and rural health centres were damaged by the floods and important infrastructure was destroyed or badly damaged, including water and sanitation systems, bridges and roads.
Forested areas and the main visitor centre suffered damage from Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
