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M E X I C O C I T Y E A RT H Q UA K E
Aftershocks
Construction practices are blamed
for hundreds of building collapses
in Mexico City quake
On September 19, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake
struck central Mexico, toppling buildings and
killing over 300 people, mostly in Mexico City.
The tremor occurred on the anniversary of
the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake,
which killed thousands. It also came on the
heels of a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that
rocked the southeast part of the country on
September 7.
According to Antonio Macias, NFPA's representative for Latin America and the Caribbean
who lives in Mexico City and was attending a
fire safety conference in the city on the day of
the quake, hundreds of buildings have either
collapsed or are in danger of collapsing in the
country's capital.
For Macias and many others, the incident
raises serious questions about how strictly
construction requirements are followed in
the city. "Many of the buildings that collapsed
were not compliant with construction codes
and lacked proper permits, so I think there will
need to be an analysis of buildings in the city to
check if they're compliant with the Mexico City
building code," Macias said.
A report by The Guardian found that Mexico
City residents had filed thousands of complaints about construction violations prior to
the quake, and many of the buildings that generated those complaints were badly damaged
or ended up in ruins.
Despite the suspected construction shortcomings, both Macias and Olga Caledonia,
NFPA's director of International Operations,
who was also in Mexico City during the quake,
praised the calm and supportive reaction of
civilians involved in the disaster. "From what I
witnessed, Mexico's commitment to educating
citizens on how to respond in natural disasters is
working," said Caledonia. "The ongoing efforts of
the country to practice safety measures showed
in the way that people handled themselves and
comforted each other." -Angelo Verzoni
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