Disaster Recovery Vocabulary

verb to help someone get through a difficult period or situation

preposition to provide support or assistance during a challenging time

• The government provided a relief package to help tide over businesses during the economic downturn.
• I lent my friend some money to tide her over until she gets paid.
• I'm just trying to tide over until the weekend so I can relax.
• His positive attitude helped him tide over the difficult times in his life.

noun a less common term for an aftershock, which is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one

adjective describing something that occurs after an earthquake

• The government allocated funds for rebuilding efforts after the afterquake.
• We felt another aftershock after the afterquake last night.
• Did you hear about the afterquake hitting the city last week?
• The afterquake of the scandal caused a ripple effect throughout the company.