- sudden natural disasters
- непредвиденные стихийные бедствия, внезапные стихийные бедствия
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• внезапные стихийные бедствия• непредвиденные стихийные бедствия
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.
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