you translation: we will make every effort to search for those still trapped on the principle of life first, people first. first 9we have a 72 hour window and we will try our best to rescue those still missing. many of the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. but, there is concern that the collapse may have affected the surrounding buildings. rescue teams are now reinforcing them and evacuating people. it is unclear why the structures suddenly caved in, and the building s owner has been detained. building collapses are not uncommon in china due to weak safety and construction standards. the chinese president xijinping has called for the victims to be rescued at all costs, and has asked for an immediate investigation into the disaster. jetinder dhillon, bbc news.
detectors and rescue dogs. at a press conference, the mayor of changsha said that teams are working around the clock. translation: we will make every effort to search for those still trapped on the principle of life first, people first. we have a 72 hour window and we will try our best to rescue those still missing. many of the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. but, there is concern that the collapse may have affected the surrounding buildings. rescue teams are now reinforcing them and evacuating people. it is unclear why the structures suddenly caved in, and the building s owner has been detained. building collapses are not uncommon in china due to weak safety and construction standards. the chinese president xijinping has called for the victims to be rescued at all costs, and has asked
The 2013 Linksview fire destroyed 195 houses in the Blue Mountains of NSW in 2013. In this study, we examined the role of construction codes on the impact of houses exposed to the fire, by extracting details of construction year and standard for 466 houses from the archives of the Blue Mountains City Council. Houses built to standards imposed from 2000 fared better than previous standards, though post-2000 houses assessed at Flame Zone level were vulnerable. Construction year was also a good predictor of impact with pre-1990 houses suffering more than twice the level of impact as post-2000 houses. Older houses tended to have more vegetation within 10 m of the house, and this probably partly explains why they are more vulnerable. Year of modification (i.e. additions to a house) was a worse predictor than year of construction suggesting that imposing strict standards on modifications does not change the vulnerability of the whole house. We briefly discuss four policy implications of the
Louth County Council is seeking to purchase new units for social housing through turnkey developments in County Louth with particular focus on the towns of Dund.