人地都未嘈完,你地走出黎手嘈乜?
靜靜地睇野啦。
Yet, when the rebuilding starts, Papadopoulos stressed that both homeowners and the government need to step up to build more resilient structures that can better withstand future fires.
For years, builders across the country have lowered their building standards and safety precautions in an effort to cut costs, he claimed. Many state and local governments have also turned a blind eye by not requiring buildings to be upgraded with safety features under strict deadlines to protect against disasters such as wildfires. Regulators have also been lax in raising standards for new construction, said Papadopoulos.
“In the name of efficiency, in the name of profit, and all these things, we've gone down this path of increasing risk and increasing vulnerability, and we're paying the price now,” he said.