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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Дата публікації:
19/12/2021 12:00
Постійна адреса новини:
http://www.vsinovyny.com/8554352
The Big One: Canada floods show British Columbia is not ready for a powerful earthquake
19/12/2021 12:00 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
As the province rebuilds after the atmospheric river, experts hope for a heightened focus on future quake hazards
Canada’s largest port is shut down. Highways have snapped, buckled and crumbled. Bridges are washed into raging rivers and landslides rumble down mountainsides, burying cars and stranding travellers. Rail lines linking the west coast to the rest of North America are damaged. Oil pipelines cease operating.
Three years ago, officials at Vancouver’s main transport hubs were told to prepare for a scenario in which nearly 3 million people in south-western British Columbia were cut off from the rest of the country.
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