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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to ‘more than double’, UN says
The Guardian ^ | 02/11/2023

Posted on 02/11/2023 10:07:15 AM PST by BenLurkin

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“it was corruption”...

Let’s have the UN outlaw corruption, like it did for child trafficking and slavery... That should do it !!!


On the morning of February 6, a pair of powerful earthquakes, 7.8 and 7.6, hit Turkey and Syria. On top of that, the region was hit with strong aftershocks, which made the destruction even worse. The death toll is already in the tens of thousands with many victims still lying beneath the rubble.

Multiple factors led to this earthquake being so devastating, like fault lines, neighborhoods still reeling from war and delayed rescue missions. But what made this earthquake particularly catastrophic was unsafe buildings. According to the Turkish government, over 6,000 buildings collapsed because of this earthquake. And that’s likely because of the way they were built.

This video will explain how bad building design made the Turkey-Syria earthquake more deadly than it had to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnlCRoBAcuw


21 posted on 02/14/2023 7:59:55 PM PST by Texan4Life
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