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Bento Aires, national director of the Order of Engineers, says that constructions carried out today are placed within a regulatory and legal framework that is prepared for the demands of the future. Even so, “we cannot guarantee the structural integrity” of older buildings, he adds.
Storm Kristin toppled thousands of trees, causing damage and even fatalities. Could some have been saved with better management? And are we preparing trees for these storms?
The passage of Storm Kristin left a scene of devastation across the country, uprooting or bringing down thousands of trees, some of them killing people. Could they have been saved? And would that have been the right thing to do?