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tsunami

tsunami
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. The coast was warned against a tsunami.
    2. Her recurrent nightmare involved a tsunami.
    3. The earthquake caused a tsunami of immense size.
    4. You need not worry about the tsunami due to this earthquake.
    5. An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.
    6. During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.
    7. It is expected that the tsunami surge will be ten meters or less.
    8. War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.
    9. During the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.
    10. Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.
    11. It is appropriate to extend the possibility of withdrawal of fishing vessels from the Community fishing fleet with public aid to vessels which are transferred to the countries affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities concerned.
    12. On 26 December 2004, a strong tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck a number of third countries, ravaging their coasts and their industries and causing heavy loss of life.
    13. on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance to tsunami affected countries according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999
    14. the Member State which authorises the transfer ensures that the vessel is fully seaworthy and suitable for fishing activity, that it is transferred to a region affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities having suffered the consequences thereof and that adverse effects on the fisheries resources and the local economy are avoided.
    15. This amount shall be used for the financing of aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake/tsunami affected countries in Asia, covered by heading 4 ‘External actions’ of the financial perspective, under Article 19 10 04 ‘Rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries in Asia’ of the 2005 budget.