calamity; catastrophe; great suffering caused by natural or man-made disasters

fire disaster; conflagration; a serious fire causing damage to a city or forest

calamity; disaster caused by natural or man-made forces

to rescue disaster victims or provide aid to reduce the damage and loss caused by a disaster

disaster area; stricken region

To be hit by a natural calamity or disaster; to be disaster-stricken.

natural disaster; calamity caused by natural forces such as floods, droughts, or earthquakes

people suffering from or displaced by a natural disaster; refugees

the status or extent of damage caused by a disaster; disastrous conditions

the process or policy of reducing the impact and damage caused by disasters

to take measures to struggle against or prevent the spread of losses from natural disasters

to rejoice in other people's misfortune; to take pleasure in someone else's disaster; Schadenfreude

to take precautions against or protect against natural disasters

flood; disaster caused by flooding

An area particularly hard-hit by a severe natural disaster

flood; inundation; disaster caused by heavy rain, overflowing rivers, or dam failure

drought; disaster caused by a long lack of rain

to provide relief to people in a disaster area; aid or assistance given to victims of a natural disaster

catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous

natural disaster; includes phenomena like floods, droughts, earthquakes, and insect pests

to result in a calamity; to cause disaster (often used as a resultative complement)

disaster; calamity; misfortune

the disaster of being submerged over the top of one's head in water; a drowning accident

to eliminate or avoid impending misfortune and disaster

major disaster; massive calamity

to overflow and cause a natural disaster

(idiom) natural calamities such as floods or earthquakes combined with human suffering caused by war or accidents; also used generally to describe any kind of great misfortune

famine caused by natural disasters or crop failures

full of suffering or disasters; describes a situation or period marked by continuous calamities and hardships

the misfortune or calamity of being sent to prison

someone or something that brings bad luck or disaster; a bane

a disaster caused by an infestation of insect pests; destruction of crops by insects

disaster caused by high winds, such as a damaging storm or a destructive typhoon

disaster; calamity; a sudden and catastrophic change caused by a natural or man-made disaster

a natural disaster caused by falling hail

disaster caused by swarms of locusts feeding on crops; locust plague

the destruction or disaster caused by an earthquake

To suffer from a disaster or calamity, especially referring to natural disasters

A year of natural disaster, especially one resulting in a famine or a poor harvest; a lean year.

A bloody disaster or mortal danger; traditionally used in fortune-telling to predict a violent death by sword or bloodshed.

To suffer a financial loss in order to escape or prevent a greater misfortune; often used to comfort someone who has lost money by suggesting the loss has replaced a worse fate.

flood or waterlogging disaster caused by excessive rain, resulting in crop failure, collapsed buildings, or loss of life and livestock

An unexpected disaster or misfortune that strikes someone through no fault of their own; an unmerited calamity.

disaster or calamity caused by war or military conflict

calamity or disaster; misfortune

disaster; calamity; adversity; a mishap

To bring disaster or calamity upon oneself; to court trouble

To bring trouble upon oneself; to invite calamity or court disaster

to experience or suffer from a natural disaster or calamity