2024-12-23T11:18:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/105806337/china-quake-renews-worries-over-construction-practices Nicholas Korody 2014-08-04T20:45:00-04:00 >2014-08-04T20:45:13-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n1/n18ou5dghgpomtt9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Heavy rains on Monday complicated rescue efforts in south China&rsquo;s mountainous Yunnan province, where a major earthquake Sunday killed at least 398 people and injured more than 2,000 others [...] The magnitude 6.1 quake flattened or damaged more than 10,000 homes and other structures, again raising questions about China&rsquo;s building standards and ability to respond to natural disasters.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The tragic news from the Yunnan province is bringing back memories of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, as well as the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_schools_corruption_scandal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&nbsp;public scandal</a>&nbsp;that emerged over allegedly faulty construction of schools by corrupt officials.&nbsp;</p>