The region has been declared a disaster area.

此区域已被宣布为灾区。

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It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months.

这是不到两个月内该地区内的第2起空难。

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This is the most serious natural disaster to affect the region for several decades.

这是几十年来，该地区遭受的最严重的自然灾害。

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Mr.Obama said even when the well is permanently capped, much more work lies ahead to help the Gulf region's economy recover from the disaster.

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The authorities have declared large stretches of normally white-sand beaches along the popular surf region of the Sunshine Coast a disaster zone, as well as Moreton and Bribie islands, which are national parks.

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That the dissolution of Indonesia would be a disaster for the region goes without saying.

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"This has been a disaster for this region, and people are understandably frightened and concerned about what the next few months and the next few years may hold, " he added.

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But to pull up stakes and leave is a disaster for the region and for the ultimate security of the United States and for everything that we value, so that's really not an answer.

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