In the Caribbean, we have our own experience with hurricanes, and during the last season we suffered widespread devastation.

In addition, the floods, hurricanes, snowstorms, locust infestation and droughts that have occurred across the globe have caused widespread devastation and a loss of livelihood for hundreds of millions of people.

May I, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Fiji Islands, extend to the President and the people of the United States our sincere sympathy with respect to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Dominica has had its share of hurricane devastation.

Twitter user JUN took this photo of the devastation.

Tsunami devastation in Sendai's Wakabayashi district, Japan, 14 March, 2011.

Japan is the only country to have suffered nuclear devastation.

Convinced that every effort should be made to avoid nuclear devastation,

Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.

It is time for policies making ecological integrity supplant environmental devastation.

They have also wreaked devastation on the economies of affected States.

Widespread instability

Corruption is widespread.

The earthquake caused massive devastation, with most buildings crumbled, including Haiti's presidential palace.

The devastation caused by natural disasters affects all countries, rich and poor alike.

Noting the enormous efforts required to alleviate the devastation caused by this natural disaster,

However, with the devastation caused by the tsunami, our situation has become very dire.

This may mean that the surveys I have quoted indicate not widespread equality, but widespread hypocrisy.

Moreover, medical innovations are widespread.

The devastation in Lebanon will take generations to repair, not only materially, but also psychologically.

Clearly, the combination of storm surges and large waves causes major devastation in coastal areas.

It took the devastation of Hurricane Sandy to get the president to mention climate change.

The river was used to flood the city's walls, causing massive devastation to the city.

Sixty summers have passed since Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the indescribable horrors of nuclear devastation.

The devastation was of great magnitude and resulted in unprecedented loss of life and destruction.

There can be no underestimating the scale of the human devastation wrought by Asia s horrific tsunamis.

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

The recent Indian Ocean tsunami brought great devastation in human and economic terms to the region.

The event has also reminded us of how poverty compounds the devastation caused by natural events.

Distrust between EU countries seems widespread.

There were widespread protests in India.

Resistance to DDT is also widespread.

I wanted the whole world to see these facts, to understand the devastation of what was happening.

This unprecedented devastation needs unprecedented global response in assisting the national Governments to cope with such disaster.

We remain concerned about the potential devastation that Hurricane Rita is likely to unleash in coming days.

The agreements have widespread support in Congress.

Despite reasonable rates, tax evasion is widespread.

Transfer of genes between organisms is widespread.

Speculation about a possible breakup was widespread.

It has given way to widespread resentment.

This was especially widespread in rural areas.

Hunger was widespread, affecting 16 million people.

Unfortunately, their actions so far have not prevented the LRA from causing the devastation I have just described.

These disasters have caused immeasurable devastation and taken a heavy toll in terms of human lives and property.