September’s 2017 deadly #earthquake in #MexicoCity exposed what experts and activists had been complaining about for years: #Construction in Mexico City often violates safety standards, a practice encouraged by corruption. (Thread) https://cnn.it/2jYYjDr pic.twitter.com/vIF3hnn8ak
When @XochitlGalvez took office in 2015 of Miguel Hidalgo in #MexicoCity, she launched an investigation into construction manifests granted to developers by her predecessors. It showed that one of the companies built at least 3 housing complexes with falsified document.pic.twitter.com/k3FKImyuuC
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#construction, complicity and#corruption underpin exchanges between authorities and builders. As an authority, you can’t claim to be unaware of what is happening in your neighborhood."@XochitlGalvez said. The consequences have proved deadly.Näytä tämä ketju -
Following the earthquake, city officials disclosed to the
#Mexican Senate that a staggering 270,000 buildings in the city are susceptible to collapse in earthquakes. That's right, 270,000 buildings!!pic.twitter.com/pqEpmEJege
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Lack of maintenance, geological characteristics & the conditions of the subsoil are not the only elements that pose risks for the structural integrity of these buildings. Corrupt exchanges between authorities and
#realestate companies also compromise building safety.Näytä tämä ketju -
Check out the full story "
#MexicoCity: Worst Case Scenario" by@julietpelcastre for J4T here > http://bit.ly/2CMifjZ pic.twitter.com/qd8mlMZjct
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