But the prime minister, in turn, is reported to get furious that they never give him credit for, as he sees it, bringing stability and progress to a devastated land.

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The floods devastated a tenth of Mozambique's land, and nine-tenths of its irrigated areas.

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For New Orleans' mayor Ray Nagin, the psyche of the people is the most critical issue when it comes to recovering from a disaster like Katrina, which devastated more than 90, 000 square miles of land and claimed about 1, 800 lives.

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Located in north-east Japan, the 12th-century site, representing the Buddhist Pure Land gained its world heritage status three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the surrounding region.

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