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"Padang is clearly not built for earthquakes", she concludes. "Houses and buildings are very weak; they're not built of steel or anything".I do not understand, what she means to convey. In my view the houses should be made of lightweight material so that the damage is minimum! And the houses should made in a way that they are able withstand the tremors. The best help Sitta can give is to seek help from organisations to build eco-friendly houses. See this article Sitta:Engineers Try to Bring Down the House During Simulated Earthquake Tests..link:http://www.physorg.com/news152814817.html