New buildings in Haiti not safe, charities warn

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Buildings under construction in Haiti will not be able to resist future earthquakes, experts have said, writes Roxane McMeeken.rnThe warning comes despite the the RICS' call for better building methods. The institution was brought in by the UN to help write a reconstruction plan after the January earthquake.rnAt a forum held by Oxfam last week, Robert Muir, a surveyor with Build Aid, a charity that advises on rebuilding after natural disasters, said the structures had the same weaknesses as previous buildings.