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Disastrous consequences likely in inevitable SF quake!
April 9, 2006
John Ritter , USA Today
SAN FRANCISCO - Hurricane Katrina was bad enough. But consider what an earthquake like the monster that devastated this city 100 years ago would do today.
More than 300,000 people left homeless. Thousands of buildings collapsed or damaged beyond repair. As much as $200 billion in economic losses. Two major airports knocked out. Freeways crumbled and sunken. Mass transit disrupted. Water pipelines shattered. A number of fires fueled by broken gas lines.
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