Question

The photograph shows a building destroyed by an earthquake in Mexico City in 1985. The Mexican people blamed scenes such as this one on
a. construction crews for poor building practices.
b. government officials for failure to respond quickly.
c. peasants for looting thousands of disaster areas.
d. international relief agencies for responding slowly.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. The government's response to the earthquake was widely criticized by the Mexican society, being seen incompetent to solve the problems generated by the phenomenom. Due to the fact that most of the collapsed buildings were of recent construction and public works projects (bridges, stadiums, routes, public buildings, etc), the government was seen at fault due to mismanagement and corruption in these constructions.

Answer 2

Your answer is government officials for failure to respond quickly.