罹り災さい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

suffer from a disaster; be affected by a calamity

Used for people or areas hit by natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or fires. Often appears in news reports and official documents.

• 地じ震しんで罹り災さいした地ち域いきに支し援えん物ぶっ資しが送おくられた。

  Relief supplies were sent to the areas affected by the earthquake.

• 罹り災さい証しょう明めい書しょを市し役やく所しょで発はっ行こうしてもらった。

  I obtained a disaster victim certificate at the city hall.