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Seconds From Disaster KOBE EARTHQUAKE / Full Episode / National Geographic Documentary

Full documentary of national geographic in HD of the series Seconds from disaster, today plays a full episode of Kobe Earthquake. Kobe Earthquake is the 19th episode of Seconds from Disaster and goes through the riuns to find out why so many died in supposedly the world's most anti-seismic place. The Japanese city of Kobe is rocked by the Great Hanshin Earthquake which destroys most of its buildings. The driver of a bus and his passengers have a narrow escape when the earthquake causes a section in the elevated Hanshin Expressway to fall, leaving the bus dangling over the edge. Many traditional houses collapse due to the heavy-tiled roofs and bamboo walls (which are meant to be typhoon-proof, NOT earthquake-proof). Liquefaction occurs at the coastal and port areas of Kobe. Over 5,500 people die in the disaster. Cause An undiscovered fault-line ruptured, releasing a 7.2 on the Richter Scale, destroying buildings, railroad, roads and bridges.Most deaths occured in the traditional house. It was made of unreinforced walls, timber poles, and a heavy roof. It was built for typhoon protection, but not earthquakes. In an earthquake, the house would "pancake collapse." Most of the old buildings were devastated becuase the codes they followed were in 1964, that was horribly outdated. THe only surviving buildings were those that followed the 1981 codes. There was no law that required exsisting buildings to be modified for new codes.