Dictionary / Vocabulary / 目を覆う
めをおおう
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
幾人かの被害者は大津波を観測して目を覆うような惨状だったと思っているそうです。
It is said that several victims of the tsunami think that the devastation they saw was the kind that made you cover your eyes.