disaster = katastrofa

TITLE: Galveston Disaster

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galveston_Disaster,_Texas,_body_in_the_ruins_on_wharf.jpg

katastrofa

English sentence and Polish translation

They couldn't do anything to prevent the disaster. = Oni nie mogli nic zrobić, żeby zapobiec katastrofie.