destruction

After the destruction, Smith wrote a song with a friend called “One of These Days” that went viral on Facebook.

Ecocide is defined by experts as a "wanton" act of destruction, carried out with "reckless disregard for damage which would be clearly excessive in relation to the social and economic benefits anticipated."

Footage from the city verified by the BBC showed massive destruction, with residential buildings heavily damaged.

A Unifil spokesman in Geneva said UN peacekeepers were seeing increased levels of violence, with "huge, shocking" destruction across the blue line - the UN-recognised boundary that separates Israel and Lebanon.

Under the RCA, people can claim for their personal or business property if it is not adequately covered by insurance for the damage, destruction or theft resulting from a riot.