‘Catastrophe’ means an event that:

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1.  Results in large numbers of deaths or injuries, causes extensive damage or destruction of facilities that provide and sustain human needs, produces an overwhelming demand on state and local response resources and mechanisms, causes a severe, long-term effect on general economic activity or severely affects state, local and private sector capabilities to begin and sustain response activities; and

2.  Is declared by the Governor.