Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria search earthquake wreckage as death toll soars | CBC News

World | 26750 hits | Feb 06 12:27 pm | Posted by: Scape

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,600 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise a

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by Scape
Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:58 am

OMG
by Scape
Wed Feb 08, 2023 2:01 am
by Scape
Wed Feb 08, 2023 2:27 am
by Scape
Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:41 pm
Turkey earthquake opened 190-mile-long fissure, satellite images show
by DrCaleb
Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:06 pm
Turkiye detains building contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33K

Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six days after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings.
by Scape
Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:05 pm
All the new sites are flattened while the old ones are still standing. Heads MUST roll.
by DrCaleb
Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:21 pm
Literally, ALL the new buildings.
by Strutz
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:09 am
How fucking ass-backwards is that? Yeesh.

Logic dictates new construction is supposed to be superior with safety in mind.
by xerxes
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:03 am
Corruption trumps safety in turkey. Especially with Erdogan in charge.
by DrCaleb
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:00 pm
To be fair, most of the buildings were built before Erdogan was first elected. But he also did nothing to address the problems.
by DrCaleb
Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:31 pm
Contractors arrested as they try to flee Turkey after earthquakes

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