Sentence examples for the disaster stricken from inspiring English sources

Weather related catastrophes abroad, like those in the disaster stricken country of Haiti, have received varying degrees of coverage in the Guardian.

Springing to action, Parness loaded up a truck with supplies and toys and delivered them to the disaster stricken area.

The moment the disaster struck signaled the end of Japan's long, long postwar period.

He said the disaster struck just as the building was being converted to condominiums.

In the town hall, calendars remain open to March 2011, when the disaster struck.

Nadia recalled that a rumor had begun circulating after the disaster struck.

Hundreds of people who had been missing were found safe days after the disaster struck.

Many arrive shoeless and in the clothes they were wearing when the disaster struck.

It was in use to gather aid for Italian earthquake victims as the disaster struck.

The disaster struck on Dec. 26, 2004, and killed about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

Elizabeth Segovia was due to give birth to her third child when the disaster struck.