disaster area

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The lightweight, long-distance, autonomous drone takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies like a plane, allowing it to be deployed from within war zones and disaster areas.

From Barron's

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" on Tuesday, warning of "devastating impacts" and "significant damage" to hospitals, homes and businesses.

From BBC

Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" late Tuesday, warning of "devastating impacts" and "significant damage" to hospitals, homes and businesses.

From BBC

The way to fix this is to change the way the tax law applies in presidentially declared disaster areas.

From Los Angeles Times

The agency announced the expanded workforce Thursday, saying the new employees would help in both the Eaton and Palisades disaster areas.

From Los Angeles Times