# die Naturkatastrophe

die Naturkatastrophe is a German noun meaning “natural disaster”. Forms: der Naturkatastrophe, die Naturkatastrophen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Naturkatastrophe
- Plural: die Naturkatastrophen

## In other languages

- Русский: стихийное бедствие, катаклизм
- Українська: стихійне лихо

## Meanings

1. natural disaster

## Examples

- Naturkatastrophen können verheerend sein. — Natural disasters can be devastating.
- Die ursprüngliche Naturkatastrophe wuchs sich schnell zu einem menschengemachten Desaster aus. — What was at first a natural disaster rapidly became a man-made debacle.
- Erdbeben und Hochwasser sind Naturkatastrophen. — Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

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