More than 95,000 peoples lives were affected by the latest earthquake to strike SW China yesterday, which flattened 37 homes and caused damages to more than 25,000 others.
An injured villager is being treated at a local hospital in Jiexiang County of Ruili City, Yunnan Province yesterday. A damaged home
is seen in the photo. Xinhua Photos
My heart goes out to these innocent victims and then I began to ask myself, why is there this type of devastation in a relatively minor earthquake? The only response is that Chinese authorities have failed to adopt strict building codes to minimize damages that result in such catastrophic collapse.
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