Event beyond human control (3,2,3)
I believe the answer is:
act of god
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">event beyond human control</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for act of god that I've seen before include "deus ex machina?" , "Event outside human control" , "Divine performance" , "total disaster?" , "Bad result of natural force" .)