disaster

Example Sentences

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Authorities are working with families gathered at the scene of the disaster to try to determine exactly how many people still need to be found.

From BBC

The disruption is not a disaster for airline stocks—cancellations were largely kept under control and Sunday’s record day bodes well for the Christmas holiday period.

From Barron's

“They fear questions regarding the cause and handling of the disaster could be deemed as sedition,” the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 593, according to a tally published Monday by the national disaster agency.

From Barron's

The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over the Malacca Strait, have hit three provinces and impacted some 1.4 million people, according to the government's disaster agency.

From BBC