A tight-knit, family-oriented community faced devastation as a result.
A tight knit, family-oriented community faced devastation and at one point Westbrook looked poised to evict residents before Christmas.
"It takes stamina and courage to face devastation like this every day and keep going, and we've seen a lot of that here," he said.
Then after 63 years of tenuous autonomy, which was constantly sabotaged by Austro-Hungarian manipulation, Serbia faced devastation in World War II.
The elderly who remained are facing devastation and possible radiation contamination, a challenge equal only to the task this generation faced when its defeated, despairing nation had to rebuild from the rubble of the war.
The group, which will monitor El Niño and plan emergency relief, is particularly worried about southern Africa, an area made vulnerable by its poverty.In 1991-92, 20m peasant farmers in southern Africa faced devastation.
The arts budget there is facing a 24% cut, but as museums and libraries are to be protected from the worst of it, the performing arts, and particularly music, are facing devastation.
As a result, reefs, tropical forests, and even towns in Queensland may face devastation from storms every 200 to 300 years.
The bill would benefit millions of hardworking individuals and families across the country, many of whom have faced devastation as a result of not having paid family leave.
The women forge friendships as they share their losses and debate how best to go on with their lives in the face of devastation.
