Government Regulations: There For a Reason

Despite building codes and disaster prevention plans, a Malaysian orphanage saw a smaller scale tragedy this year.  Over a dozen children and their guardian were outside near a tent when a landslide occurred, burying the lot of them.  Recovery efforts took most of a day, and were too late to save the lives of the victims.  Speaking from the behavioural paradigm, this case may be attributed to both terrible timing and a risky decision made in face of recent torrential rains.

((Article at: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-21/news/29588538_1_rescuers-search-landslide-orphanage

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