Sentence examples similar to surge of devastation from inspiring English sources

Minamisanriku was an obscure fishing community that few Japanese had heard of before the 50-foot surge of seawater made it not only a scene of devastation — killing 1,000 of its 17,000 residents — but also a scene of heroic early rescue efforts.

Witnesses described scenes of devastation.

The amount of devastation is unheard of.

It was a campaign of devastation.

The flat was a scene of devastation.

Mr. Khan described a scene of devastation.

They stood in a scene of devastation.

It is a scene of devastation.

The country surveys a scene of devastation.

Can this kind of devastation be prevented?

The blasts left a sickening scene of devastation.