1Damage or harm suffered as a result of an accident, disaster, or crime — covers both material damage (e.g. to property) and harm to people (e.g. injury).
大雨で川が氾濫し、周辺の家に被害が出た。
The heavy rain caused the river to flood, damaging nearby houses.
空き巣の被害に遭ったので、警察に届け出た。
I was the victim of a burglary, so I reported it to the police.
この地震による被害の全容はまだわかっていない。
The full extent of the damage caused by this earthquake is not yet known.