20% of Sofia's Buildings Down in Case of Strong Earthquake
Politics | June 12, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
- Tweet
Send to Kindle
A possible strong earthquake to hit near Bulgarian capital Sofia will destroy 20 percent of the buildings and cause many casualties according to the Bulgarian Geophysical Institute. The estimates were made for a possible tremor measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. According to researchers, many buildings in Sofia are constructed with no attention to security criteria.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
- » Bulgaria: How much will the April 2 Elections Cost?
- » Bulgaria’s President instructed the New Cabinet: Fight against Poverty
- » US Ambassador: The Ties between the American and Bulgarian People have Never Been Stronger
- » The Economist: Democracy in Bulgaria has the Worst Result in 16 years
- » 5 Caretaker Governments out of a Total of 9 in the History of Bulgaria belong to President Radev
- » Bulgaria: What was said in the Last Working Day of the 48th National Assembly
