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Financial and social disaster. A region already destabilised by war, where another humanitarian crisis is unfolding. The worst Case Scenario is that people who werent killed by the earthquake are killed by the failure to get aid to them after the earthquake. Across turkey and syria, families were woken by a massive earthquake. This ten storey Apartment Block collapsed, the rubble trapping residents. My colleague, selin gerit, went to meet a woman who lived on the third floor. Dilek� s father a...

financial and social disaster. a region already destabilised by war, where another humanitarian crisis is unfolding. the worst—case scenario is that people who werent killed by the earthquake are killed by the failure to get aid to them after the earthquake. across turkey and syria, families were woken by a massive earthquake. this ten—storey apartment block collapsed, the rubble trapping residents. my colleague, selin gerit, went to meet a woman who lived on the third floor. dilek...

To withstand earthquakes simply collapsed in on themselves. to try to prevent such catastrophic collapses, turkish building regulations were strengthened. professor mehmet aydinoglu was asked to write these new rules. this is a guide for engineers and it contains the rules for good, safe building design. we have a good seismic design code. i believe its one of the best in the world. but because of the lack of proper implementation, we face such a terrible situation. some developers and construct...

Homes that werent built to withstand earthquakes simply collapsed in on themselves. to try to prevent such catastrophic collapses, turkish building regulations were strengthened. professor mehmet aydinoglu was asked to write these new rules. this is a guide for engineers and it contains the rules for good, safe building design. we have a good seismic design code. i believe its one of the best in the world. but because of the lack of proper implementation, we face such a terrible situation. some ...