natural disaster

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Cyclone Senyar ravaged Sumatra in late November, killing more than 1,000 people in Southeast Asia's deadliest natural disaster for 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It really makes clear that the responsibility for fixing a natural disaster is mostly going to fall on the states.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

If, god forbid, there’s a natural disaster in L.A. in the near future, Jena Malone might be one of your first responders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It is granted to people deemed to be in danger if they return to their home countries because of war, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

They’d survived the worst natural disaster in known human history—maybe the corner had been turned.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner