Extensive infrastructure damage and inaccessible areas were two explanations for the long delay in returning service.

Due to infrastructure damage from the storm, most communication by land line and mobile phone was reported to be impossible.

Due to the Japanese scorched-earth policy immense environmental and infrastructure damage have been recorded.

Several of the plots were uncovered and prevented while others caused various infrastructure damage, deaths, or other destruction.

Since then there has yet to be a widespread service disruption due to infrastructure damage.

A crisis could possibly emerge after infrastructure damage from severe weather.

This infrastructure damage has severely hampered the distribution of aid.

Significant infrastructure damage occurred near the location of landfall.

No other infrastructure damage was reported in the state.

Power was knocked out to 70% of the island's population, and some light infrastructure damage was also reported.