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But they were safe as well. and i agree with you about building codes. that friend that i spoke to said that chile has some of the best building codes in the world. and i think that they really helped this time around. >> was it a fact that the government and the officials, including the president, were on the air or on the internet almost immediately reassuring the chilean people that all would be well. and they would help them find the missing or the injured. >> obviously the president has onl...

Haiti as michio said earlier had not experienced an earthquake in over 200 years. chile was as prepared as every nation could possibly be. everybody in that country alive today lived through at least one major earthquake. 13 in the last 40 years or so and ever since the awful quake that killed well over a thousand chileans in 1960 strong building codes were put in place. even i experienced an earthquake in chile in 1973. i was there covering the coup that overthrough the elected government when ...

About to fall down and then all of the windows were shattering with this after shock, so, the after shock in some cases can cause quite a lot of damage. 6.2, theyre saying, was the last one. so in another country, that would be enough to cause significant damage. >> sure. >> yeah, and that could be devastating. and jen, im sure as you sample the damage and as folks see houses destroyed, buildings destroyed, its tough to consider themselves lucky, but when you do look at how deep this earthquake ...

Do you similar to the previous guests believe that the importance of building codes and building inspection and modern construction is what made the difference between this carrie calamity and the incredible catastrophe that struck in haiti? >> absolutely, building codes are crucial in any city close to a faultline and in this type of situation. kudos to the chilean government for enforcing those and i think it really did reduce the loss of life. >> geraldo: dale grant, thank you. and thank you ...

In north america, would be more than in line with chile than haiti. and i think there are building codes in virtually every area of the under. >> in our lifetime, well probably see the destruction of one of the big cities, los angeles or tokyo. be prepared for this. >> we have on the telephone from the capital. >> i was in bed when it hit and my room rattled for a good minute, and i thought the ceiling was about to collapse. i live on the 8th floor of an apartment building, and thankfully it did...

More in line with chiles than haitis. i think there are building codes in virtually every community in the united states. >> however, in our lifetime we will probably see the detraction of northern los angeles, san francisco, tokyo, one of the big cities could take a hit in our lifetime so we have to be prepared for this. >> geraldo: maybe your lifetime, michio, im old. >> geraldo: jason mitchell of global radio news is on the phone from the capital of santiago. welcome. how was it for you? >> i...

So do the math, 900 times the energy of the haitian earthquake concentrated in chile. >> and in the race eric eric, in haiti it happened right underneath importan port-au-prid here, it happened 70 miles south of the quake. and did that distance make a big difference? >> it did, and the earthquake in haiti took place near the surface of a populated area, and here, it was not as close to major population centers. so thats the reason why the death toll is not as great perhaps, but the main thing, t...

Codes. the last friend i spoke to said to me that chile has some of the best building codes in the world and i think they really did help this time around. >> geraldo: was it not also a fact that the government and officials including the president were on the air or on the internet almost immediately reassuring the chilean people that all would be well and emergency services would be out to lend a hand and help them find the missing or injured of? >> she only has another 12 days in office but h...

About. and do you believe that the importance of building codes and modern construction is the difference between this calamity and the incredible catastrophe that struck in haiti? >> absolutely, building codes are crucial in any city that is close to a fault line, and i think that kudos have to go to the chilean government. and it helps reduce the loss of life. >> ladies and gentlemen, for the next hour and 45 minutes, well show and you bring you up close and personally to every corner and ever...

About. and do you believe that the importance of building codes and modern construction is the difference between this calamity and the incredible catastrophe that struck in haiti? >> absolutely, building codes are crucial in any city that is close to a fault line, and i think that kudos have to go to the chilean government. and it helps reduce the loss of life. >> ladies and gentlemen, for the next hour and 45 minutes, well show and you bring you up close and personally to every corner and ever...