Why the destruction of villages and areas occur 17:16-18
17:16 When We desire to annihilate a village, We command those who live in ease, but they commit evil therein, then the Word is realized against it and it is utterly annihilated.
17:18 For whosoever desires this fleeting life We hasten for him whatever We will and to whom We want. Then, We have prepared Gehenna (Hell) for him where he will be roasted, condemned and rejected.