Delhi Disaster Drill
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Delhi fights disaster in a massive earthquake drill
Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill on Wednesday in the congested, quake-vulnerable Delhi. It was the biggest-ever earthquake drill for the city where poorly constructed buildings, loosely hanging electrical wires and narrow alleys that encou...
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Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings
The ramshackle neighbourhoods of northeast Delhi are home to 2.2 million people packed along narrow alleys. Buildings are made from a single layer of brick. Extra floors are added to dilapidated buildings not meant to handle their weight. Tangles of electrical cables hang precariously everywhere.
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Delhi fights disaster in a massive earthquake drill
Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill on Wednesday in the congested, quake-vulnerable Delhi. It was the biggest-ever earthquake drill for the city where poorly constructed buildings, loosely hanging electrical wires and narrow alleys that encou...
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Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings
The ramshackle neighbourhoods of northeast Delhi are home to 2.2 million people packed along narrow alleys. Buildings are made from a single layer of brick. Extra floors are added to dilapidated buildings not meant to handle their weight. Tangles of electrical cables hang precariously everywhere.
