Turkiye's tragedy - Newspaper
Bad construction had a role in the devastation.
Source: dawn.com
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The World Bank has slated roughly $1.8 billion of funding to Turkey and is pursuing relief aid for Syria, following last week’s devastating earthquakes.
Bulk of financial loss expected to come from housing damage, as debate rages about building regulations
Some structures promoted as being built to modern seismic codes did not withstand the quake in Turkey. One upscale tower that fell may have had a design flaw, engineers said.
Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week's catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000.