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Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake

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Andrei Popoviciu in Bucharest and Carmen Aguilar García
Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
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Data reveals that over 200 illegal holiday rentals in Bucharest are operating in buildings at high risk of collapse during an earthquake. Despite Romanian laws banning such rentals in seismically vulnerable structures, platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com continue to list them.

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Experts believe a major earthquake in Bucharest is inevitable and warn of unsafe building stock. Photograph: Universal History Archive Experts believe a major earthquake in Bucharest is inevitable and warn of unsafe building stock. Photograph: Universal History Archive Romania Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk

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