Collapsed buildings containing trapped human victims are most likely to occur in underdeveloped nations
Assumption one.
Buildings NEVER crash in developed nations or people there simply don't ever get trapped in such situations?
underdeveloped nations which lack building codes or construction techniques to resist earthquakes
Assumption two.
"Third world" is a place on a map. Probably somewhere in Africa. Which is a country of poor people. Hungry people. Stupid people. Cruel people.
People who lack architectural and other knowledge as well as any care for human lives or quality thereof.
They don't know of building codes cause they are simply not civilized enough.
Or they can't afford to use them cause they are poor. Or greedy. Or lazy.
Or all of the above.
Unlike in developed countries where care for human lives is the only thing valued more than science and knowledge.
That is why assumption one - no accidents ever happen in the "first world" and everyone is kind and good and smart and gentle and caring.
No one would DREAM violating codes in "first world" and that is why god loves them and doesn't send disasters there.
I mean... who ever heard of an Earthquake in California, or a tornado in Kansas, or someone blowing up a building in New York, or any buildings ever collapsing for any reason in USA, right?
Or someone making changes against the building codes or simply violating them... say... in Italy?
Is Italy "third world"? It's just next to Africa.
Or Israel. That's like right there in Africa. They got a desert and everything.
But I could have sworn that South Korea is not in Africa... ah well.
Such nations are also less likely to worry about luxuries like pest control
Assumption three.
Yeah... Everyone in dirty, poor, stupid third world countries just doesn't use insecticide.
It's not so much that it is a luxury, they simply don't comprehend how it works.
And again... They don't care for human lives at all.
Assumption four.
Despite being stupid, cruel, filthy, poor, careless etc. - they WILL use super-duper tele-roaches to track people trapped under the rubble?
No money for insecticide - but plenty money for techno toys for rescue services?
No care for human lives when it comes to codes and construction and living in insect free homes - but plenty of care once the people get squashed?
Sounds kinda contradictory. Methinks.