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disaster area
noun as in area affected by a general disaster
Example Sentences
An initial image of cross-party unity has been replaced by disputes over which institutions had jurisdiction in the disaster areas where at least 218 people lost their lives.
"Ultimately, that information informs people outside of the immediate disaster area and prompts them to change their views about the risks of climate change."
The use of pliable soft materials to collaborate with humans and work in disaster areas has drawn much recent attention.
Gov. John Gilligan sent more than 2,500 National Guard troops into devastated areas and asked the federal government to declare that part of southwestern Ohio a disaster area.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Andrés says he hopes the special brings awareness and donations to his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, which delivers meals to people in disaster areas.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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