Nouns

(n)ravage, depredation(usually plural) a destructive action“the ravages of time”, “the depredations of age and disease”

Verbs

(v)harry, ravagemake a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
(v)lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourgecause extensive destruction or ruin utterly“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”