Earthquakes are natural phenomena that will continue to occur and cause extensive loss of life, damage to buildings and all types of infrastructure.

地震时一种自然现象，它将会继续发生，继续造成大量生命死亡，破坏建筑物和基础设施。

youdao

Although natural disasters may cause massive loss of human life and destruction of resources, they also present affected populations with a rare opportunity to access external resources.

虽然自然灾害会导致大规模的人员伤亡及财产损失，但也为受灾民众提供了获得外来援助的难得机会。

youdao

The earthquake is the first of a group of calamity, a destructive earthquake can cause very enormous loss of life and property.

地震是群灾之首，一次破坏性地震可以造成巨大的生命和财产损失。

youdao

And we want to get the world's attention focused where we think it needs to be, with these continuing efforts by al Qaida and others to get just enough nuclear material to cause terrible havoc, destruction and loss of life."

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

One did die in Kuqa, but the decision to attack at 2am does not suggest an intention to cause widespread loss of life among ordinary citizens.

ECONOMIST: Xinjiang

However, the Globe and Mail, citing sources, said it involved a Toronto-New York City train, and New York Republican Representative Peter King said the attack was intended "to cause significant loss of human life including New Yorkers".

BBC: Iran denies link to Canada train 'al-Qaeda plot'