Sentence examples for major human catastrophe from inspiring English sources

In that case, the misery portrayed in Sauper's film would only be the tip of the iceberg, and recovery would be delayed by a major human catastrophe on a scale that is, perhaps, impossible for us to imagine.

" Unless the fighting stops immediately, we risk a major human catastrophe in Liberia.

A major human catastrophe is unfolding in East Timor following the vote for independence.

"We are in the early days of a drought that could turn into a major human catastrophe," said Björn Ljungqvist, UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia.

Civil engineering structures are monitored more and more closely in order to optimise their maintenance and especially to minimise their probability of failure which could cause major equipment and human catastrophes.

Responsible for one-third of child mortality, and chronically affecting 165 million children worldwide, stunting or low height for age is not only a human catastrophe, but also a major brake on development.

"It's a human catastrophe," he said.

Failure to do so risks human catastrophe.

But, more important, it's a human catastrophe.

The human catastrophe has captured the world's attention.

"We really have a terrible human catastrophe here".