According to the Ministry of Health, the Asian Tsunami in 2004 swept away or damaged almost two-thirds of health clinics in one Indonesian province.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

In a storm, the ship could be driven on to land and severely damaged or sunk.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

The Japanese planes sank or seriously damaged six powerful American battleships in just a few minutes.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

In people with MS, when nerve signals reach a damaged area, some of the signals are blocked or delayed from traveling to or from the brain.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The floodwaters damaged or destroyed many other businesses and homes in the city.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

Those surviving are often left brain damaged, blind or with hearing loss.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

Some cause pain and the expansion,or swelling, of damaged tissue.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

Throw away damaged metal cans or hard plastic containers.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

He says more than 400 schools have been damaged or destroyed and must be rebuilt.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Workers go to supermarkets, restaurants and other businesses to collect food that often, because of damaged packaging or other problems, would have been thrown away.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

The lack of housing is also a big issue,partly because of the years of conflict, which have not given us a clear idea of how many homes have actually been destroyed in Afghanistan or badly damaged.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13