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an hour agoThe New York Times: Earthquake lecture in Albania
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)American media “The New York Times” has published an article warning that Balkan states are not ready to deal with the consequences of a major earthquake. According to this media, the lecture was taken by the November 26th earthquake in Albania, which caused 51 victims. Construction is often compromised by corruption, a recurring model in [...]
According to this media, the lecture was taken by the November 26th earthquake in Albania, which caused 51 victims.
Construction is often compromised by corruption, a recurring model throughout Albania, a small Balkan nation. The November 26th earthquake in Albania killed 51 people, sent hundreds to hospitals and left thousands homeless. As the shock declines, the tragedy offers a grim warning to a region that has been destroyed by much more powerful earthquakes in the past and that experts warn that it is unprepared for another large”, writes The New York Times.
From Bucharest to Romania to Sofia in Bulgaria and throughout the Balkan countries in Southeast Europe, NYT follows, successive governments have failed to address the risks posed by old buildings.
Traveling through the hardest hit areas following the recent earthquake in Albania, the scale of the challenge was obvious. The quake had made the buildings even weaker, exposing tens of thousands more to potential future threats, the article says.
