地ち変へん

noun

natural calamity; natural disaster

Refers to catastrophic natural events such as earthquakes, floods, or volcanic eruptions. Somewhat formal or written-style.

• この地ち域いきは過か去こに大おおきな地ち変へんに見み舞まわれた。

  This region has been struck by major natural calamities in the past.

• 地ち変へんに備そなえて防ぼう災さい訓くん練れんを行おこなう。

  We conduct disaster drills to prepare for natural calamities.