1.   The village has been hit by a devastating drought.

2.   Never before had his country had such a devastating drought.

3.   And Texas, where a devastating drought was recently broken by heavy rain, could turn dry again.

4.   A devastating drought in the area had led to a famine.

5.   A combination of record wheat yields followed by a devastating drought hit American farmers with a one-two punch.

6.   Aid workers say thousands of other children may not be so lucky, as a devastating drought has struck a broad swath of Central America.

7.   For months, attention has been riveted on a devastating drought now in its fourth year.

8.   Many farmers, he noted, were hard hit by the ban and a devastating drought, now in its fourth year.

9.   The tenacious south Texas heat wave also teamed with devastating drought.