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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Isn't Battery Park just right on the water? It looks to me as if they built all those apartments and parks, promenades just right down there a bit above it on the landfill!!! Guess they didn't think they would ever get a storm pushing some water in - or didn't care! Wonder why contractors build and inspectors okay constructing living quarters where it can be so dangerous in a big storm? |
Because nobody ever bothers with building codes until after the storm hits and they realize what kind of damage can happen. Each state varies so much, even here in FL counties vary with Dade county having the strictest guidelines.