1. Home
  2. Update

US: Are our buildings prepared for natural disasters bigger than hurricane Sandy?

Source(s): Guardian, the (UK)
Upload your content
By Thomas Hawk CC BY-NC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9108473536
By Thomas Hawk CC BY-NC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9108473536

Russell Unger, chairman of the task force that proposed building code upgrades after Sandy, talks about the disaster risk reduction measures New York City has made since the storm, and tells The Guardian why city residents should never lose access to running water.

Attachments

Last checked: 16 July 2021

Explore further

Country and region United States of America

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use