Kobe was comparable to an F4 tornado when it hits a major city. Overpasses toppled, skyscrapers partially collapsed, roads with massive holes and smaller/older structures leveled.
It took roughly two months for things to go back to normal with functioning transport infrastructure. Two years for the finishing touches.
Sichuan in comparison looked like Godzilla had an orgy and invited all his friends round. Entire fucking complexes lined up like dominoes. And a year later, millions were still left homeless. It took them 4 years before the Chinese authorities considered the situation dealt with, i.e. the same state Japan had managed to get Kobe back to after two months.
I'm old enough to remember Kobe and Sichuan.
Kobe was comparable to an F4 tornado when it hits a major city. Overpasses toppled, skyscrapers partially collapsed, roads with massive holes and smaller/older structures leveled.
It took roughly two months for things to go back to normal with functioning transport infrastructure. Two years for the finishing touches.
Sichuan in comparison looked like Godzilla had an orgy and invited all his friends round. Entire fucking complexes lined up like dominoes. And a year later, millions were still left homeless. It took them 4 years before the Chinese authorities considered the situation dealt with, i.e. the same state Japan had managed to get Kobe back to after two months.