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99.9 % buildings in Rawalpindi not quake proof: Survey [1]

Most of the multi storey buildings in Rawalpindi are not designed according to buildings code, and may collapse if city was to be hit by a severe earthquake in future.

Publication Date: 
03/11/2015
Pakistan Today (Pakistan) [2]
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Natural Disasters [3], Earthquakes [4], Buildings [5], Rawalpindi [6], Pakistan [7], South Asia [8]
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