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Disaster experts probe China quake
Disaster experts probe China quake
Last Modified: 15 May 2008
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Channel 4 News
More4 News puts this week's Sichuan footage to two disaster experts - civil engineer Adrian Chandler and geologist Steve Edwards.
When a deadly earthquake strikes, the damage done and the number of people who die depends on all kinds of factors - the terrain, population density, and construction standards.
We showed some of this week's footage from the Sichuan earthquake to two disaster experts - civil engineer Adrian Chandler and geologist Steve Edwards - to see what they could tell us about its catastrophic effects.
David Fuller put the questions.
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