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May 13, 7:54am
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•http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/wor...
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From the page: "As dawn crept across this shattered town on Tuesday, it illuminated rows and rows of apartment blocks collapsed into piles, bodies wedged among the debris, homeless families and their neighbors clustered on the roadside, shielding themselves from the downpour with plastic tarps.
The earthquake originated here in the lush farm fields and river valleys of Sichuan Province, killing almost 10,000 people and trapping thousands more."
My heart goes out to the people of this region. I hope aid arrives quickly.
And I think it makes a good case for strict (and strictly enforced) building codes. Yes, buildings built to resist earthquakes are more expensive to build; in the end the cost may be much less.
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