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disaster area

 noun
     
disaster area [countable]
1 a place where a flood, storm, fire etc has happened and caused a lot of damage:
The town was declared a disaster area (=officially called a disaster area) after the floods.
2 informal a place that is very untidy or dirty:
The kitchen is a disaster area.
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