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Manila Set to Shake, Rattle and Roll

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Aug 19, 2010
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If a 7.2 magnitude earthquake were to hit Metro Manila, a vast conurbation of 11 to 12 million people, the devastation would appear both unthinkable and unavoidable, according to an exhaustive report by Pacific Strategies and Assessments which was released Tuesday. The city could take months, perhaps years, to recover.

"The city sits astride and is surro…

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