destechar

To remove the roof from a building, most often used to describe storm or disaster damage — el huracán destechó cientos de casas. It's a vivid, specific verb that shows up constantly in disaster reporting across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Central America.

• El huracán destechó decenas de viviendas en la costa. — The hurricane tore the roofs off dozens of homes along the coast.
• El fuerte viento destechó la escuela del pueblo. — The strong wind ripped the roof off the town's school.
• Miles de familias quedaron con sus casas destechadas tras la tormenta. — Thousands of families were left with roofless homes after the storm.

Using destechar for any minor roof damage — it specifically implies the roof was torn off or removed entirely, not just damaged; dañar el techo is the phrase for lesser damage.