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title: "What is defined as a \"Catastrophe\"?"
description: "Catastrophe"
url: https://travel-faqs.insureandescape.co.uk/en/articles/23-what-is-defined-as-a-catastrophe
collection: "Common Definitions"
updated: 2025-06-19
language: en
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# What is defined as a "Catastrophe"?

Catastrophe

Events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and hurricanes that result in the inability to use your booked accommodation