Sentences with phrase «problem in a disaster zone»

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«PTSD, which is perhaps better known as a problem found in survivors of war zones and natural disasters, can develop when a person experiences a frightening event that poses a serious threat.»

The scientists at Troitsk were not specialists in the design and operation of nuclear reactors, says Smirnov, but many were summoned into the contaminated zone to apply their theoretical knowledge to the problem of containing the disaster.

I asked the report's authors about another problem I've been tracking at the World Bank — what some officials there say is a persistent lack of focus on investments that can limit losses in inevitable natural disasters (like reinforcing schools in earthquake zones).