And America had never suffered such devastation on its own soil.
During the Second World War, the collections suffered new devastation.
The city suffered devastation again at the beginning of the First World War.
Cuba also suffered heavy agricultural and industrial devastation from a tropical storm.
Naraha suffered great devastation as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
"To see a city like New Orleans suffer such devastation - some of that was preventable."
The Abbey suffered devastation from wars in the 14th century.
From the middle of the 16th century and onwards the city suffered devastation on many occasions.
This time the surrounding Serbian villages suffered devastation and looting.
The island, in the words of a Caribbean disaster official, suffered "total devastation."