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These mud-covered domes could provide shelter during natural disasters - and cost just $3,500 to makehttps://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/these-mud-covered-domes-could-provide-shelter-during-natural-disasters-and-cost-just-3500-to-make/slidelist/66227736.cms2018-10-15T22:43:16+05:30

These mud-covered domes could provide shelter during natural disasters - and cost just $3,500 to make

Oct 15, 2018, 22:43 IST

First, wooden struts are arranged in a dome shape to create the frame.

Hay bags filled with sand are then placed on the frame to cover the exterior.

Spraying the dome with mud makes the structure sturdy and weatherproof, Chaltiel said.

Chaltiel said it cost about $2,300 to hire a drone service, which requires two pilots.

Chaltiel's team is currently designing a house for a cliff in a remote part of Vietnam.

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