a few seconds agoMore than 330,000 dead from earthquake in Turkey, Syria
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(3 years ago)The death toll from Monday's earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria reached 33,179 on Sunday. Authorities said more than 92 thousand and 600 people were injured in the disaster. As despair aroused rage even in the slow rescue efforts, the focus turned to who it was [...]
The death toll from Monday's earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria reached 33,179 on Sunday.
Authorities said more than 92 thousand and 600 people were injured in the disaster.
While despair sparked rage in the slow rescue efforts, the focus turned to who was guilty of the best non-preparation of the people in the earthquake-led region, which includes an area of Syria that already suffered years of civil war, the AP writes.
Although Turkey has, on paper, building codes that meet current standards of earthquake engineering, they rarely apply, explaining why thousands of buildings collapsed on their side or collapsed on residents.
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Sunday that 134 people were being investigated for their alleged responsibility in building buildings that did not face earthquakes, according to Turkey's state news agency Anadolu.
