Sentence examples for disaster hitting from inspiring English sources

Their ashen faces told of the real disaster hitting Japan.

In another work, "The Manual of Evacuation — Tokyo," presented last year, Mr. Takayama considered the possibility of a disaster hitting the capital via a series of "evacuation points" around Tokyo linked to audiences via the Internet.

This is a major disaster hitting a large city; the recovery was relatively quick, and practically there was no one questioning the necessity of the recovery.

But even the hurricane force media winds have long since left Houstonians to pick up the pieces on their own as they chase after the next disaster hitting Wall Street or the bombing of a hotel in Pakistan.

When she was 13, disaster hit Caravaggio's circle.

More than any of the other levee breaks, the West Quincy disaster hit hard.

But about eight months after he returned from his leg injury, disaster hit again.

It's only when a disaster hits that people think of money for agriculture.

The natural disaster hit not only the US but also Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Canada and Jamaica.

News of the disaster hit the nation like a bolt from the blue.

Authorities said the toll could have been much higher if the disaster hit a more populated area.