_______ is an event resulting in great loss and misfortune caused by both natural and man-made phenomena.

Calamity

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Disaster

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Catastrophe

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Tragedy

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Solution

The correct option is B Disaster
A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.
The correct answer is B .

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