Recent Events in Japan - Earthquake + Air-Crash

Hutchy said:
Imagine getting the same in the UK, 90% of buildings would be rubble!
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Domestic buildings are not routinely earthquake proofed, why should they be? The risk is very small. Scale up to bridges, tunnels, power infrastructure etc., etc. and they routinely are. British and European standards require it.
 
The building I work in most of the time is designed to withstand earthquakes and extreme wind, etc. (despite being quite unlikely in the UK) - it is a bit disconcerting as the whole building is designed to flex/move a bit instead of statically resist the forces - with gale force winds, etc. you'd think you were on a ship the way it groans.
 
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cu3ed said:
...and now two planes have hit each other on a runway, Japan, either absolutely nothing, or everything.
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BBC News were just covering it, and it seems that there’s only 1 aircraft involved, but it was already on fire when it landed. Couldn’t make out what it was from the shot they had of it burning on the runway.

Edit: photo on the daily Mail shows it’s definitely an A350, apparently it was a collision on the runway with a Japan Coastguard aircraft.
 
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