Old enmities Building materials were in short supply after the tsunami. Cement, wood, paint, and floor tiles all had to be brought in from outside, and heavy demand drove up prices for materials and transportation. Though the contractors had budgeted for price increases, prices went up faster and more sharply than they had anticipated.
舊怨新仇此外，海嘯後各類建材奇缺，從水泥、木材到油漆、地磚，無不從外地運來，巨大的市場需求使得材料和運費不斷飛漲，各家承包商雖然已預估漲價，但漲價的速度和幅度還是遠遠超乎預料。