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Disaster experts probe China quake

By Channel 4 News

Updated on 15 May 2008

More4 News puts this week's Sichuan footage to two disaster experts - civil engineer Adrian Chandler and geologist Steve Edwards.

When a deadly earthquake strikes, the damage done and the number of people who die depends on all kinds of factors - the terrain, population density, and construction standards.



We showed some of this week's footage from the Sichuan earthquake to two disaster experts - civil engineer Adrian Chandler and geologist Steve Edwards - to see what they could tell us about its catastrophic effects.

David Fuller put the questions.

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