konnichiwa on 12 May 2008
| kingofwale said: How many of those buildings were actually built in China? And to that.. how many percent of total building constructions? Again, I don't doubt Chinese's ability to make amazing building. What I am doubting is their ability to make even the most basic ones. No, not for lack of technology or labour skills, but their willingness. Government kickbacks are MASSIVE and well-documented by foreign media, Buildings were made with less densed concrete than requirement to save money. People's lives are now lost because of it. |
You are asking information that will be hard to find broand that I don't know and can't check.
If this interest you so much check this site:
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/12/earthquake-hits-wenchuan-sichuan.php
It is a blog that is updated with the last news about it.
Edit:
UPDATE 29, 5:30pm: Two earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 4.4 hit the oceans off Taiwan's Hualian between 3:42 am and 5:11am on 11 May. (BBC just said "at least five" have died.)
