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• I would say a bit of both. A 7.0 earthquake is big and even properly built buildings don't always withstand that big a quake. But poor building standards made it so much worse, as did deforestation leading to landslides.

  in Do you think Haiti's tragedy is natural or man-made? Comment by madart June 2021
• I would say a bit of both. A 7.0 earthquake is big and even properly built buildings don't always withstand that big a quake. But poor building standards made it so much worse, as did deforestation leading to landslides.

  in Do you think Haiti's tragedy is natural or man-made? Comment by madart May 2021