GC: n
S: http://www.unep.org/PDF/dmb/UNEP_Gaza_EA.pdf (last access: 22 April 2013); http://www.fema.gov/preliminary-damage-assessment-reports (last access: 3 September 2014).
N: Preliminary but fairly accurate onsite evaluation of damage or loss caused by an accident or natural event before filing a formal claim or disaster declaration. Damage assessment records the extent of damage, what can be replaced, restored, or salvaged, and time required for their execution.
S: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/damage-assessment.html (last access: 3 September 2014)
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CR: emergency aid