Words in the News - wreckage

wreckage

1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed.
2. The remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed.
Synonym: bane, destruction, devastation, ruin, ruination, undoing, wreck.

Examples from wsj.com:
"The coup hasn't happened, but smoke plumes rising from the wreckage of South Korean homes after a North Korean missile attack suffice to make the rhetorical point."
"Or it is a chance to spice up a portfolio by putting down quarterly filings and looking at photos of wreckage."