even though his troops continued the resistance in the eastern rhodopes , in may 1345 the turks led by umur beg marched Self_motion from asia minor and devastated Destroying bulgarian territories driving away people and livestock .

The Thirty Years ' War devastated Destroying entire regions , resulting in Causation high mortality , especially among the populations of the German and Italian states , the Crown of Bohemia , and the Southern Netherlands .

Almost simultaneously , an explosion Attack devastated Destroying the north wing of the Bath Consolidated Cause_change_of_strength School building Building , killing Killing 36 schoolchildren and two teachers .

The hurricane devastated Destroying the Apalachicola Bay shellfish industry , killing Killing large quantities of oysters , destroying Destroying their reefs , and leaving Departing thousands of workers unemployed .

Several units of the French army , including some battalions of the French Foreign Legion , were devastated Destroying by the Việt Minh and essentially ceased Process_end to exist Preserving as fighting units .

The Cologne War Hostile_encounter ( 1583–88 ) was a conflict Hostile_encounter between Protestant and Catholic factions that devastated Destroying the Electorate of Cologne , a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire , within present-day North Rhine-Westphalia , in Germany .

tropical storm katrina was a short-lived , weak tropical cyclone that produced Manufacturing minor damage across areas previously devastated Destroying by hurricane mitch in 1998 .

The blast Attack killed Killing two people and devastated Destroying a wide area , causing Causation an estimated £150 million worth of damage Damaging .

The Bulgarians were unable to stop Preventing_or_letting the annual Byzantine campaigns Military_operation which devastated Destroying the country .

The third earthquake that year to cause Causation severe damage Damaging , it devastated Destroying the Birjand–Qayen region , killing Killing 1,567 and injuring Bodily_harm more than 2,300 .

As a result , British fishing communities lost Earnings_and_losses access Having_or_lacking_access to rich areas and were devastated Destroying , with thousands of jobs lost Earnings_and_losses .

The bombs Use_firearm immediately devastated Destroying their targets .

This undertaking Action was preceded Process_start by a conventional and firebombing Attack campaign which devastated Destroying 67 Japanese cities .

The country ’ s economy has also been devastated Destroying .

By the end of the winter of 1708–1709 , the `` Great Frost of 1709 '' had devastated Destroying the Swedish army and shrunk Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale it to 24,000 men .

First impacting Influence the islands of the Lesser Antilles , Dean 's path through the Caribbean devastated Destroying agricultural crops , particularly those of Martinique and Jamaica .

General Ferdinand Foch , commander of `` groupe des armées du nord '' ( Northern Army Group ) and co-ordinator of the armies on the Somme , was unable to continue the sequential attacks Attack by the Anglo-French armies achieved Achieve in September , because persistent rain , mist and fog grounded aircraft , turned Change the battlefield Hostile_encounter into a swamp and greatly increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the difficulty of transporting Military_operation supplies Supply to the front over the few roads in the area and the land that had been devastated Destroying since 1 July .

The 1928 Fort Pierce hurricane Catastrophe devastated Destroying areas of Florida and the Southeastern United States in August 1928 .

The 1909 Velasco hurricane Catastrophe was an intense tropical cyclone Motion that devastated Destroying areas of the Texas coast in July of the 1909 Atlantic hurricane season .

The cyclone Catastrophe devastated Destroying the islands with winds Motion and waves Motion .

It was centred Placing at a depth of , about 5 km ( 3 mi ) south-east of Christchurch , which had previously been devastated Destroying by a magnitude 6.2 M earthquake Catastrophe in February 2011 .

Rainfall from the same storm Catastrophe devastated Destroying communities in the Lockyer Valley .

One agency donated Giving $ 626,500 , helping transport Sending 50,000 mosquito nets to the devastated area .

A total of 5,500 bars of soap , 1,600 buckets , 50 baths , and over 180 latrines were distributed Giving to the victims of the devastated area .

The 1926 Miami hurricane Catastrophe , commonly called the `` Great Miami '' hurricane , was a large and intense tropical cyclone Motion that devastated Destroying the Greater Miami area and caused Causation extensive damage in the Bahamas and the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 1926 , accruing Come_together a US $ 100 million damage toll .

In just three hours , the city was devastated Destroying with thousands of homes damaged Damaging or destroyed Destroying .

Regardless , by the end of the conflict in 1975 , Laos emerged Coming_to_be from nine years of war just as devastated Destroying as any of the other Asian participants in the Vietnam War .

The earthquake triggered Causation a tsunami which devastated Destroying several coastal towns in south-central Chile and damaged Damaging the port at Talcahuano .

Due to fears of a repeat of Hurricane Iwa , which devastated Destroying the island group the previous year , officials issued Creating many tropical cyclone warnings Warning and watches while seven shelters were opened Openness , though few people actually used Using these shelters .

It particularly devastated Destroying Paraguay , which suffered Bodily_harm catastrophic Catastrophe losses Earnings_and_losses in population ( the numbers are disputed Quarreling and the true mortality rate may never be known Know ) , and it was forced Causation to cede territory in dispute Quarreling with Argentina and Brazil .

The war Hostile_encounter devastated Destroying Angola 's infrastructure and severely damaged Damaging public administration , the economy and religious institutions .

The economic costs of the war were felt all across Greece ; poverty became Becoming widespread in the Peloponnese , while Athens found itself completely devastated Destroying , and never regained Getting its pre-war prosperity .

The floods devastated Destroying farms with 51,700 hectares of pasture and 41,200 hectares of field crops flooded Motion and 6,106 sheep killed Killing .

Le Prêcheur was particularly devastated Destroying by an extensive debris flow , which dragged away entire structures .

This gave Giving confidence to Laugharne in maneuvering his ship within pistol shot range of `` Essex '' , which in turn ran out her carronades and devastated Destroying `` Alert '' .

Alex strengthened Cause_change_of_strength further and reached Arriving a peak of 120 mph ( 190 km/h ) winds while off the coast of New England , one of only six hurricanes Catastrophe to reach Arriving Category 3 status north of 38° N. Alex caused Causation a scare of a hurricane-force direct hit in the Outer Banks of North Carolina , which had been devastated Destroying by Hurricane Isabel less than a year earlier .

the great lakes storm of 1913 , historically referred to as the `` big blow , '' the `` freshwater fury , '' or the `` white hurricane , '' was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and ontario , canada from november 7 through november 10 , 1913 .

However , political upheaval Hindering had severely reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the French Navy 's ability to fight Hostile_encounter coherently and supply Supply shortages Confronting_problem had devastated Destroying its morale , significantly weakening Cause_change_of_strength the fleet .

The storm Catastrophe 's strong winds , storm surge , and rain devastated Destroying an extensive portion of central and eastern Cuba , where the storm was considered the worst natural disaster of the 20th century .

German heavy field guns and howitzers with their high angle of fire suppressed Control the Russian artillery and devastated Destroying their infantry counterattacks Attack .

Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone Catastrophe that devastated Destroying the city of Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia from 24 to 26 December 1974 .

over 80 % of trees in the atchafalaya river basin were downed Motion , and the agriculture there was devastated Destroying .

The concert Social_event was held in response Response to Hurricane Catastrophe Sandy , which devastated Destroying portions of the Northeastern United States , the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012 and cost Cost an estimated $ 60 billion in damage Damaging in the United States .

Battering Aitutaki with wind gusts in excess of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) , Cyclone Catastrophe Pat devastated Destroying the island .