disaster area
noun
: an area officially declared to be the scene of an emergency created by a disaster and therefore qualified to receive certain types of governmental aid (such as emergency loans and relief supplies)
Examples of disaster area in a Sentence
After the hurricane, the state was declared a disaster area.
His office is a disaster area. How can he find anything in all this clutter?
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But in this overheated election year, even natural disasters have become deeply politicized as the candidates crisscross the disaster area and in some cases visit the same venues to win over voters in battleground states.
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Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In order for the agency to send resources to a disaster area, the state’s governor must first request a disaster declaration from the president, and the president must approve it.
—Lyndsey Gilpin, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
But this was Harris’ first visit to a disaster area as vice president.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Law enforcement agencies may restrict access to disaster areas for the first few days after a flood or fire.
—Lyndsey Gilpin, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
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Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In order for the agency to send resources to a disaster area, the state’s governor must first request a disaster declaration from the president, and the president must approve it.
—Lyndsey Gilpin, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
But this was Harris’ first visit to a disaster area as vice president.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Law enforcement agencies may restrict access to disaster areas for the first few days after a flood or fire.
—Lyndsey Gilpin, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
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“Disaster area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20area. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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