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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If the federal government expands the disaster area to any other counties, those residents and business owners will receive the same relief.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Taxpayers qualifying for relief who live outside the disaster area need to contact the IRS at 866-562-5227.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Taxpayers in disaster areas who have received extensions to file their 2023 tax returns are being urged by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to check when their returns are due.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The loan portal will remain open despite SBA having no funds, and people and small businesses in disaster areas are encouraged to continue applying for loans as the agency will keep processing their applications.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Taxpayers qualifying for relief who live outside the disaster area need to contact the IRS at 866-562-5227.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Taxpayers in disaster areas who have received extensions to file their 2023 tax returns are being urged by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to check when their returns are due.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The loan portal will remain open despite SBA having no funds, and people and small businesses in disaster areas are encouraged to continue applying for loans as the agency will keep processing their applications.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Disaster area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20area. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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