The 2010 Haiti
earthquake was a catastrophic earthquakes. The earthquakes killed over 200,000
people. The reason such high numbers of people were killed however in not the
earthquake it elf, but the fact that so many buildings collapsed, crushing and
trapping in. The reason of crashing and trapping is that technique is expensive
and the poorer countries can’t afford so expensive technique. In Haiti roofs are
often made of heavy concrete which collapses easily, but research has shown
that metal roofs supported on wood are stronger. In Pakistan walls are made from straw.
The straw is firmly pressed into blocks and then held together with plastic
netting. That is on the inside of the wall of course-the outside of walls are
painted and looks completely normal. Many Peru walls are often made from a
kind of brick, which is locally-produced and cheap, but these walls crack and
collapse very easily.
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