1Suffering damage from a disaster (e.g., earthquake, typhoon); being a disaster victim or affected by a disaster.
昨年の台風で多くの家屋が被災した。
Many houses were damaged by last year's typhoon.
被災地域では今も復旧作業が続いている。
Recovery work is still ongoing in the disaster-stricken areas.
彼は地震で被災し、家を失った。
He was affected by the earthquake and lost his home.