Oh shite the prison collapsed as well
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:02 PM
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Oh shite the prison collapsed as well
Edited on Wed Jan-13-10 04:03 PM by malaise
That does make sense. 4,000 prisoners - many probably most are on the loose. add
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:04 PM
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1. Cinder block buildings wiht no reinforement
don't hold up very well in a 7.0 earthquake.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:06 PM
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2. And, worse, they also have (in many instances)
cinder block roofs, instead of the more common (in the Caribbean) tin roof on a single story building. The death toll will be very very large.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:08 PM
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OMG. I can't even imagine how that works structurally. And all that coming down on people inside -- fucking awful.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:19 PM
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5. I( wondered about that too, when I first heard the report last night
on Shuster's live coverage. But apparently, it is the case.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:20 PM
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6. True but lots of the reinforced buildings also collapsed
This was a massive earthquake.
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Wed Jan-13-10 06:27 PM
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8. Not to mention a somewhat shallow earthquake.
Those are more destructive than ones deeper down.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:09 PM
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4. In this situation, everyone is concerned with survival.
I think a few thousand convicts in the mix is the least of worries.
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Wed Jan-13-10 04:24 PM
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7. Or dead or dying beneath the broken walls.
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Wed Jan-13-10 06:28 PM
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9. More than a few escaped
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