Two hundred people were left homeless

[angliholic]

Two hundred people were left homeless after the flood.
Two hundred people were homeless after the flood.



I reckon both of the above sound equally right but are there marginal differences in meaning between them? Thanks.

[Horsa]

They convey the same information and both are good. The addition of "left" makes the connection between "homeless" and "flood" as its cause somehow clearer. However, it is understood that the flood caused the homelessness from context even without "left".

[angliholic]

Thanks, Horsa, for your insightful parse.

[baqarah131]

Horsa's answer is right on; however, in the first example, since it's explicit that the flood caused the problem, I'd prefer:

Two hundred people were left homeless by the flood.

regards
edward

[angliholic]

Thanks, baqarah.
Your version makes more sense than the original.