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 this was Harris’ first visit to a disaster area as vice president.
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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
The private-source share of expenses likely will be relatively low because so few homeowners and farmers in the disaster areas had flood or crop insurance.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
The private-source share of expenses likely will be relatively low because so few homeowners and farmers in the disaster areas had flood or crop insurance.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Disaster area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20area. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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