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The NYT says that, according to aides, the President is "devastated."
Xi’an’s once-glorious temples were devastated during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), but restorations have led to the reopening of the Lama Temple (Guangrensi), founded in 1705; Woolongsi, an ancient Zen Buddhist temple; Dongyuemiao, a Daoist temple to the mountain god of Taishan; and the Temple of the Eight Immortals (Baxianguan), which is the most active of the city’s religious shrines at present and has an open-air market.
Perched on the edge of the Bairro Alto is the Igreja do Carmo, devastated in the earthquake of 1755 but deliberately preserved as an atmospheric ruin and potent reminder of its impact.
Most of the rest of the world soon followed, and the ivory trade was devastated.
Ash, mud, and floods from the 1963 eruption of Gunung Agung devastated this part of the island, and the effects are still felt today, as its agriculture has not yet fully recovered from the disaster.