Earthquake kills more than 100 in north-west China
BBC NewsJUL 2023
The Spin
Anti-China narrative
Poor construction and a lack of resources set this remote region of China up for disaster. Unfortunately, many of the buildings in the area were not built to withstand earthquakes. As a consequence, the response and road to recovery will be extremely challenging.
Pro-China narrative
The PRC government is going all out in its rescue efforts following this disastrous earthquake. China has developed state-of-the-art disaster relief systems including highly-trained personnel and vital equipment. This is a tragedy that is being addressed by the full weight of these robust capabilities.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that at least 74.9K people will die as a result of the most deadly earthquake from 2020 - 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
