Post-Sumatran quake rebuild must be long-term: experts

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Updated February 5, 2010 13:27:48

Authorities in Indonesia are ramping up efforts to rebuild areas in Sumatra devastated by an earthquake last September. It's estimated almost $US2.5 billion will be needed to rebuild the hundreds of thousands of houses, schools and other structures damaged by the quake. Authorities say reconstruction of Sumatra will be complete by 2011, but experts are warning them not to jeopardise safety in the rush to re-build.

Presenter: Stephanie March
Speakers: Elizabeth Hausler, chief executive, Build Change; Greg Deierlein, professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

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