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

The News

An analysis by Re:Rise, a Romanian seismic risk organization, found over 200 illegal tourist rentals in Bucharest listed on Airbnb and Booking.com. These properties are located in buildings classified at the highest seismic risk level and could collapse during a major earthquake. They have a combined capacity to host more than 1,000 tourists per night, raising safety concerns for visitors.

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Why it matters

Buildings at highest seismic risk could collapse, causing mass casualties.

Evidence

The data was collected by Re:Rise, a Romanian organization working on seismic risk reduction.

Uncertainty

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Key findings

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More than 200 illegal holiday properties exist in Bucharest buildings at the highest level of seismic risk.

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  • Buildings at highest seismic risk could collapse, causing mass casualties.
  • Tourists are unaware of the danger, lacking information to make safe choices.

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Plain English

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<p>Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk</p><p>Tourists in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, are staying in illegal accommodation listed on Airbnb and Booking.com in buildings considered so seismically vulnerable they could collapse in the event of a major earthquake, according to exclusive data shared with the…

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Claims

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More than 200 illegal holiday properties exist in Bucharest buildings at the highest level of seismic risk.

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These properties are listed on Airbnb and Booking.com.

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The buildings are so seismically vulnerable they could collapse in a major earthquake.

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The data was collected by Re:Rise, a Romanian organization working on seismic risk reduction.

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At least 207 illegal tourist rental properties were advertised on the two platforms in Bucharest at the end of May.

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These properties have a combined capacity to host more than 1,000 visitors each night.

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Bias & Framing

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  • framing_effect: Tourists... are staying in illegal accommodation... in buildings considered so seismically vulnerable they could collapse,illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk
  • catastrophizing: could collapse in the event of a major earthquake,highest level of seismic risk
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