Pe lângă pierderile de vieți omenești, aceste catastrofe au cauzat daune considerabile în multe state membre, afectând, printre altele, infrastructura, obiective economice, terenuri agricole și elemente de patrimoniu natural și cultural.
Apart from the losses of human life, these disasters have caused considerable damage in many Member States, with an impact on areas such as infrastructure, economic objectives, agricultural land, as well as on natural and cultural assets.