0 a place where a very serious accident, such as an earthquake, has happened
People described it as a disaster area, but in retrospect it was the best thing that could have happened.
What appeared to be a disaster area has now become merely unacceptable.
Marriage is now a disaster area, breaking the morale of millions of citizens and destroying their capacity to contribute to society.
They are trying to attract students from both home and abroad and do not want to declare themselves a disaster area.
He suggested that a disaster area should be declared.
Had it not been for the granting of intermediate status, the constituency today would have been a disaster area.
Calvay crescent in my constituency is a disaster area where there is no likelihood of resources being made available in the conventional way.
I come now to the last disaster area.