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The phrase "suffered severe damage" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe an event or situation in which something was badly harmed or destroyed. For example, "The town suffered severe damage when the hurricane hit."
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But the Winter Garden suffered severe damage on Sept. 11.
The shop suffered severe damage in October from Hurricane Sandy.
The city suffered severe damage from fighting in both 1919 and 1944.
Jena suffered severe damage in World War II, but it has been restored.
The military said the ship had suffered severe damage and was being towed back to Israel.
In 1934 Nepal and the neighboring Indian state of Bihar suffered severe damage when an 8.2 quake struck.
The city suffered severe damage when the Byzantines attempted to reconquer it.
The region suffered severe damage in a disastrous earthquake in 1980.
In World War II the city suffered severe damage from bombing and heavy fighting in 1943.
The tube suffered severe damage to its signaling and communications systems and requires extensive repairs.
Potsdam suffered severe damage in World War II, but many monuments survived and others have been restored.
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