Cutting through the swathes of arguments as to whether the origin was from Alyes (French) Alice (English) Alan (Scottish) or Ellis (Norman from Hebrew), what can be said with historical accuracy is that the oldest know recording is English! (see below).
Disaster area. A disaster area is a region or a locale, heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. Disaster areas affect the population living in the community by dramatic increase in expense, loss of energy, food and services; and finally increase the risk of disease for citizens. An area that has been struck with a natural, technological or sociological hazard that opens the affected area for national or international aid.
Purchases can be made as donations for those wishing to help those still in need, still recovering from catastrophic flooding. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week declared nine counties as disaster areas, singling out Houston in Harris County -- where about 17 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours beginning last Sunday -- as the hardest hit.