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An Urbanizing Asia Dares Earthquake Tragedy

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Apr 21, 2017
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More than half a million people killed, 1.4 million injured, and 80 percent of buildings damaged in Bangladesh’s three largest cities: That’s the “worst-case scenario” outlined in an unpublished draft contingency plan for a large earthquake.

The information may change by the time the plan is completed later this year, cautioned Henry Glorieux, an advisor…

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