It was the second major man-made disaster in China in four months.

This is a man-made disaster fueled by all sides in the conflict.

Ms Stewart described removing the trees' protection as a man-made disaster.

Background: Children and adolescents are among the most vulnerable groups affected by natural and man-made disaster.

This is a man-made disaster, said Ken Medlock, an energy fellow at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

The nuclear accident is a man-made disaster.

Having weathered a natural disaster, Mr Burnett said he was now in the middle of a man-made disaster.

And Katrina was a man-made disaster.

Common to both was an element of overwhelming violence: the one an inescapable natural calamity, the other an avoidable man-made disaster.

He felt sorry for the creature, involved in a man-made disaster beyond its comprehension, and for which it bore no responsibility.

That's a man-made disaster due to negligent driving and poor design, so it's good that this relatively inexpensive remedy will be required.

The United Nations says about 14 million people, or half Yemen's population, could soon be on the brink of famine in a man-made disaster.

Barack Obama called Flint's lead contamination a " man-made disaster" and a symptom of urban neglect suffered by poor, largely black communities across the US.

That figure is not directly comparable to Munich Re's estimates as it includes man-made disasters.

NASA said satellite observations could help authorities respond to earthquakes and other natural or man-made disasters.

A series of natural catastrophes and man-made disasters made 2010 an expensive year for the insurance industry.