When Nashville,Tennessee, was devastated by flooding this year, he helped people remove debris from their homes.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

She notes the Mauritanian border town of Rosso, on the banks of the Senegal River, also has been lashed by heavy rains and devastated by floods.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Haiti,the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has been devastated in recent years by destructive and deadly hurricanes.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

A national day of mourning was held last month. Some areas devastated in the February 7 fires are still closed off by the police.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14