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What (who) is disaster area - definition

AREA WHERE A DISASTER HAS OCCURRED
Disaster Area; Federal disaster area; Disaster declaration; Disaster areas; Disaster zone
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disaster area         
(disaster areas)
1.
A disaster area is a part of a country or the world which has been very seriously affected by a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood.
The region has been declared a disaster area.
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If you describe a place, person, or situation as a disaster area, you mean that they are in a state of great disorder or failure. (INFORMAL)
He's a nice old rascal but a disaster area as a politician.
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Disaster area         
A disaster area is a region or a locale that has been heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. Disaster areas affect the population living in the community by dramatic increase in expense, loss of energy, food and services; and finally increase the risk of disease for citizens.
Doñana disaster         
  • Aznalcóllar mine.
DAM FAILURE RELEASING TOXIC MINE TAILINGS IN ANDALUSIA, SOUTHERN SPAIN
Aznalcollar mine; Donana disaster; Los Frailes mine; Aznalcollar disaster; Aznalcóllar disaster
The Doñana Disaster, also known as the Aznalcollar Disaster or Guadiamar Disaster (Sp: Desastre de Aznalcóllar, Desastre del Guadiamar), was an industrial accident in Andalusia, southern Spain. On 25 April 1998, a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine, near Aznalcóllar, Seville Province, releasing 4–5 million cubic metres of mine tailings.

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Disaster area

A disaster area is a region or a locale that has been heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. Disaster areas affect the population living in the community by dramatic increase in expense, loss of energy, food and services; and finally increase the risk of disease for citizens. An area that has been struck with a natural, technological or sociological hazard that opens the affected area for national or international aid.

Examples of use of disaster area
1. Kaine (D) to designate the county a drought disaster area.
2. "Today my mother declared my bedroom a disaster area.
3. Secretary–General Ban Ki–moon visited the disaster area Saturday.
4. House backs disaster area gun possession WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.
5. The delegation surveyed the disaster area, met with President Gen.