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The Italian Earthquake: “…the destruction was amplified by vulnerable buildings whose upgrades to anti-seismic codes were deemed too costly for many Italians to carry out, too complicated to finance and too cumbersome to get approved….”

August 27th, 2016

280 or more deaths in about 80 villages
Italy is old. About 60 percent of its buildings are estimated to be more than 100 years old.
The cost of reinforcing a building to meet anti-seismic standards can be around 300 euro per square meter, which means the owner of a largish apartment faces a cost of some 300,000 euro.

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The Italian Earthquake: “…the destruction was amplified by vulnerable buildings whose upgrades to anti-seismic codes were deemed too costly for many Italians to carry out, too complicated to finance and too cumbersome to get approved….”

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