Homes damaged by gas extraction are propped up with wooden beams while residents suffer health issues.
Gas extraction in the northern Dutch region of Groningen has for years caused earthquakes that have made homes unsafe
Cracks slice through stone walls and floor tiles, houses have been reinforced and propped up by huge wooden beams, a construction company truck is parked in almost every driveway. We are approaching a new neighbourhood, accommodation for hundreds of internally-displaced people in the Netherlands."As people's homes are being dismantled or repaired, they move here. The risk is [that] during an earthquake their house could collapse."
"It made us older. A lot of stress. Heart problems… they've taken our joy. And we're trying to get on our feet again but it's difficult because you see it happen around you again and again and again."Jannie and Bart Schrage say the situation has had a detrimental impact on their health
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