North of the mountain is what's known as the Devastated Area, stripped of all vegetation by the eruptions.

Some areas destroyed by the blast, including the aptly named Devastated Area, northeast of the peak, are recovering impressively.

Devastated countries in Europe and Asia were given aid, equipment and expertise to rebuild - and the cold war was won.

Letters to a Devastated Christian (1984) (Tyndale 1992)

The Devastated Vineyard (1973)

In the Devastated Village (2:39)

Together these events created the Devastated Area which is still sparsely populated by trees due to the low nutrient level and high porosity of the soil.

Clark released his version of "Suddenly" in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Devastated".

A Devastated Season These developments devastated a racing season that was already falling apart.

--A Devastated Country.

Today, within Lassen Volcanic National Park, the area surrounding the volcano is known as the Devastated Area.

Sorg "Devastated Light" (1996)

A Devastated Way of Life Snowstorms and floods have made this year one of the most difficult ever for farmers in North Dakota.

Devastated colleagues in the Street Crimes Unit mourned the death of Officer Kevin Gillespie and remembered his exceptional career.

Crossing Badger Flats and passing through the Devastated Area associated with the May 21, 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak.

'People Will Be Devastated' Although many workers expressed concern about their own employment situations, they also pointed out the pain the work force reductions would cause in their agencies.

A Devastated Industry But advocates for migrant workers say that in addition to their need for immediate emergency relief, the farm workers also face the destruction of the industry that employed them.

To the Editor: Thanks to Nicholas D. Kristof for revealing the horrific realities of adolescent pregnancy in Sudan, and the Bush administration's complicity ("Devastated Women," column, April 26).

"Bombings in East Africa: The American Ambassador; The 'Devastated' Envoy Now Faces Kenyans' Ire", The New York Times, August 13, 1998.

To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof ("Devastated Women," column, April 26) portrays the terrible human cost of the president's decision to withhold $34 million for the United Nations Population Fund.

'People Will Be Devastated' An elderly woman named Margaret, who wanted a Medicaid prescription filled, was taken aback by the possibility that C. O. Bigelow might not be able to serve her in the future.

Finally, the locality was devastated during the Spanish Civil War, to the point of asking for inclusion to the list of Devastated Regions, which meant the state was in charge of numerous reconstructions of buildings.

In his book "The reconstruction of the province of Jaén under Franco 'this writer includes a study of the works carried out by the Directorate General of Devastated Regions in the province of Jaén during Franco (1939-1957).

At the end of the war, the government created the Department of Devastated Areas in order to assist with the reconstruction of towns destroyed by the war, among which was Las Rozas, where about six rows of six or seven small houses were cheaply built near the church.

A Devastated City With hardly any undamaged buildings for miles in every direction, most residents seemed to have passed the point of outrage over the devastation of what was one of Southern Europe's most beautiful cities and to be focusing on what many fear will be a fight for survival amid the rubble.

I've spent a whole lot of my time being devastated.

The country has been devastated by 14 years of war.

"The kids are devastated because they wanted to be in first place."

He was also devastated by his mother's death last year.

My husband is devastated beyond any words I can use to tell you.

The first week they were devastated with problems at home.

But the city she saw ahead did not look devastated.

But I was devastated by the news when they found his body.

She called to give me the news, and I was beyond devastated.

She had been devastated in the last hour and needed help.

I was devastated, although someone told me he would be all right.

"My children were devastated and I had to be strong for them."

I just have to help people put together devastated lives.

Still, he said, some of the other staff members on the show were devastated by the news.

I thought it would at least make me feel devastated, too.

He may be more devastated by this than you are.

In fact, your whole family would be devastated - including you.

The look in his eyes had been so - devastated.

He says it has done nothing short of devastating his life.

But a person is left devastated having to deal with it.

Now it seemed as though she would be devastated if he left.

Bob's mind is devastated by what he has seen and heard.

However, the city has been left devastated during their fight.

And that is why I am not so devastated now as you want.

You know Sam's going to be devastated for at least 24 hours.