Unable to bear their losses, many builders abandoned jobsites before work was complete. Some simply absconded with the money. Others completed the exteriors, but didn't connect the power or water. Delay after delay slowed things further, diminished the quality of the work, and prevented people from moving in.
各國 NGO 興建的房子往往蓋到一半，就因建商不堪虧損被迫停工，有的建商乾脆捲款潛逃，也有房子蓋好了但是水電不通，遲遲無法遷入，各種狀況連連，進度和品質也嚴重受影響。