NZ quake building was sub-standard
A New Zealand government report says a building that collapsed during an earthquake a year ago, killing 115 people, was sub-standard.
Thursday, February 09, 2012 16:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120209_29.html
Report: Building toppled by New Zealand quake substandard
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people during last year's New Zealand earthquake did not meet construction standards and was held up by significantly weak columns, according to a government report released Thursday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in142000c.html
N.Z. Building Destroyed by 2011 Quake Not Up to Code
Sydney, Feb. 9, (Jiji Press)--A New Zealand government report on the collapse of the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, which killed 28 Japanese nationals in a giant earthquake last year, has found that the structure did not conform to correct building standards.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020900444
A New Zealand government report says a building that collapsed during an earthquake a year ago, killing 115 people, was sub-standard.
Thursday, February 09, 2012 16:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120209_29.html
Report: Building toppled by New Zealand quake substandard
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people during last year's New Zealand earthquake did not meet construction standards and was held up by significantly weak columns, according to a government report released Thursday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in142000c.html
N.Z. Building Destroyed by 2011 Quake Not Up to Code
Sydney, Feb. 9, (Jiji Press)--A New Zealand government report on the collapse of the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, which killed 28 Japanese nationals in a giant earthquake last year, has found that the structure did not conform to correct building standards.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012020900444
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