Preferred label
Disasters
Alternative labels
Calamities
Catastrophes
Collisions
Damage to property
Property damage
Wrecks
Broader term
Events
Narrower terms
Bridge failures
Building failures
Droughts
Famines
Fires
Nuclear holocausts
Pier & wharf failures
Shipwrecks
War damage
Related terms
Abyss
Accidents
Danger
Disaster relief
Disaster victims
Earthquakes
Emergency housing
Explosions
Floods
Landslides
Rescue work
Spontaneous shrines
Storms
Tidal waves
Volcanic eruptions
Scope note
Includes the event and any resulting damage. Search also under the subdivision --DISASTERS used with corporate bodies and named events (Appendix D).
Editorial note
Used in a note under RUINS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.