A risk analysis revealed that more than 6,500 people might lose their lives in the event of a severe earthquake in Bucharest, with more than 2,400 buildings deemed vulnerable. In Adevărul, columnist Ștefan Vlaston writes:
“Images from Turkey show some buildings left standing, surrounded by countless others that have collapsed. Where was the difference? Where the buildings have been built according to anti-seismic standards. The others, the majority, have contributed to the death of thousands, even tens of thousands of people. People who thought that the Turkish authorities, which they had financed by their taxes, had done their job. Turkey, like Romania, has already been confronted with the repercussions of earthquakes. But neither country has learned anything from it.”
