article_snippet.sent: A relatively poor country, A relatively poor country buildings are shoddily constructed and easily torn down.
article_snippet.sent: And for years there were no building codes and rampant development
article_snippet.sent: There are now building codes, but that doesn't help the older structures, and codes aren't overly strong, Mr Ghi's said.
article_snippet.sent: It's actually even made worse because of local inheritance laws that require property be split equally among all sons, Mr Ghi's said. '
article_snippet.sent: So that means buildings are split vertically among brothers making very thin rickety homes that need more space
article_snippet.sent: so people add insecure living space on additional floors, Mr Ghi's said. '