Fatherinlaw had no objections. But disaster struck!

In Palu, more than 16,000 people were evacuated after the disaster struck.

When disaster struck, the most vulnerable segments of society were the ones most affected.

The primary responsibility for rebuilding lies with the disaster struck countries themselves, and reconstruction plans will reflect their priorities.

Natural disasters also affected children, as witnessed by the tsunami disaster and the Bam earthquake, which had struck one year ago.

Tragically, another, unprecedented natural disaster has struck brotherly countries of the Asia Pacific region and we express our solidarity to those countries.

Our assessments enabled our headquarters in Geneva to issue the first preliminary appeal for support just eight hours after the disaster struck.

It is now clear that it will take time for the country to regain the level of development progress that it had enjoyed before the disaster struck.

As a measure of good will after the tsunami disaster struck us, I agreed to an arrangement with the rebels for joint action in tsunami reconstruction work.

On the day after the tsunami tragedy, the Islamic Republic of Iran began sending relief consignments to the disaster struck areas and took part in the international relief operations.

Why is it that when a single disaster struck you on the day of Uhud , although you had struck the enemy in the battle of Badr with one twice as great, you said, From where is this? Say, It is from yourselves. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

Why is it that when a single disaster struck you on the day of Uhud , although you had struck the enemy in the battle of Badr with one twice as great, you said, From where is this? Say, It is from yourselves. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed?

Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed?

And lightning struck.

He struck me.

He struck you?

It struck nearby.

He struck a match.

Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.

We've been struck out.

'Tis now struck 12.

We've struck it, Curt.

I just struck out.

They struck the boy.

The experiences of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, of hurricanes that struck the Caribbean, Hurricane Katrina, landslides in Guatemala and Mexico, as well as the South Asian earthquake just last month, make apparent the need to develop effective and efficient disaster management and risk reduction at the regional and global levels.

Interestingly, contemporary news accounts reveal little evidence of public anger at economists after disaster struck in 1929. So why has the failure to foresee the latest crisis turned out so differently for the profession?

In the immediate aftermath of the massive earthquake that struck Pakistan, the Chinese Government provided emergency humanitarian assistance totalling 6.2 million in cash and kind and dispatched search and rescue teams to the disaster areas.

So she's struck with pity.

But one really struck me.

I was struck by lightning.

I must have struck her.

Has that struck you, too?

No, it is struck. Indeed?

Just sort of struck me.

It wouldn't have struck me.

It wouldn't have struck you?

Looks like you struck out.

You struck quite a bargain.

Oh whoops, I struck out.

I also note the praise for the selfless work undertaken by the humanitarian workers around the world, under difficult conditions, and especially the appeal for their free and unhindered access to areas struck by disaster and devastation.

Disaster.

Disaster.

His house was struck by lightning.

An explosion struck them at sunrise.