Officials in Turkey are detaining people said to be involved in bad construction practices as the earthquake death toll in southern Turkey and northern Syria surpasses 33,000.The 7.8 magnitude and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that hit the region on Feb. 6,...
Officials in Turkey are detaining people said to be involved in bad construction practices as the earthquake death toll in southern Turkey and northern Syria surpasses 33,000.
The region is prone to powerful earthquakes, but blame is being placed by people across Turkey on bad construction practices which they say exacerbated the horrifying situation.
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