Sentence examples for reported devastation from inspiring English sources

The Israelis wanted to ensure that the focus would be more closely on military aspects of the operation, to support their contention that the widely reported devastation in the refugee camp would be perceived as a necessary response to resistance from armed Palestinians over eight days of fighting.

Witnesses and officials have reported devastation of neighborhoods near rebel-held ammunition dumps, with some airstrikes setting off secondary explosions that wreck homes and shops.

Several news outlets reported extensive devastation to the nearby seaside town of Lyttelton, close to the epicenter of the earthquake.

United Nations monitors in Syria reported fiery devastation, the smell of death, vacated homes, looted stores and vestiges of heavy weapons on Thursday during a visit to what had been a Sunni-populated village besieged for days by Syrian forces and pro-government militiamen who said they had cleansed it of rebel fighters.

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reported "widespread devastation" in a Facebook post Monday.

In Tacloban, eyewitnesses reported "utter devastation" and a "wasteland of mud and debris".

A private pilot who flew over other islands has reported total devastation there as well – and with no support yet reaching them.

In the city of Tacloban, which had a population of over 200,000 people prior to the typhoon, eyewitnesses reported "utter devastation" and a "wasteland of mud and debris".

I needed a healthy distraction, something to focus on other than the news reports, devastation and heartbreak that the attacks left behind.

World Vision staff, who with Red Cross and Care International are on the ground delivering immediate relief, report devastation, the agency's Vanuatu spokeswoman Chloe Morrison said.

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