Normally, a natural disaster and the damage it causes can be very severe, especially when you consider the financial and physical losses.

通常情况下，自然灾害及其所造成的损害是很严重的，尤其是当你考虑经济上和物质方面的损失时。

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Obviously, there's a tremendous difference between getting rid of possessions and losing them through a natural disaster without having a say in the matter.

显然，处理掉财产和在自然灾害中毫无发言权地失去它们之间有着巨大的差别。

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A natural disaster is often the last straw for pier-owners.

自然灾害往往成为压垮栈桥所有者的最后一根稻草。

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In the past decade an average of almost 400 events each year have met the U.N.criteria for a natural disaster.

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He tells VOA that the natural disaster could not have happened at a worse time for Pakistan.

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"So they have themselves experienced what it is like to be survivors of a devastating natural disaster."

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"The drought isn't a natural disaster but a man-made calamity, " writes Zheng Fengtian of Remin University.

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Taxpayers affected by a natural disaster can deduct casualty losses on a federal income tax return.

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This raises questions about the role of law enforcement and order during a natural disaster.

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