While Katrina left a wake of devastation across the Gulf States, it's perhaps most infamous for the destruction of New Orleans and the chaos that followed.

卡特里娜给海湾各州留下了破坏的痕迹，可能新奥尔良的摧毁和随后的混乱就是最臭名昭著的。

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That path was one of destruction and devastation.

这是条毁灭及破坏之路。

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Unutterable destruction and devastation were wrought last autumn.

去年秋天造成了无以言宣的破坏和毁灭。

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Thus, obviously, she cannot have been responsible for the devastation or destruction of said industry: for no such destruction or devastation took place.

FORBES: Margaret Thatcher Did Not Devastate Or Destroy British Industry.