Earthquake
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World
They Were Told Their Building Was Earthquake Safe. It Collapsed Anyway.
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.
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Newyork
Like Finland, Imagine Everything That Could Go Wrong
Each day, the reported death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria grows. It’s not just a local tragedy killing people far away. Natural disasters have struck, and will strike, around the world — including in the United States. What are their ...
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World
One Week After Quake, Relief Efforts Stymied by Lack of Supplies and Housing
More than 31,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,500 in Syria have died in the earthquake, the deadliest in Turkey since 1939.
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World
Lives of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Shatter a Second, or Third, Time
Syrians have experienced relentless death and destruction during their country’s 12-year civil war. But some say the earthquake was worse than anything else they had endured.
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Newyork
A Girl Trapped Under Fallen Concrete. A Man Unsure of What to Do.
The girl with sad eyes must be around 10 or 12 years old. She hardly moves as she stares into the camera phone. Whenever she does move, her gestures are slow and sluggish. The man who is filming the video spots her and cries out in astonished delight ...
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World
Anger Over Quake Response Challenges Erdogan Ahead of Election
A furor is building among some survivors over the government’s handling of the crisis. “I have been voting for this government for 20 years, and I’m telling everyone about my anger,” said one. “I will never forgive them.”
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World
What We Know About the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
As the death toll rises in the one of the deadliest quakes in decades, a global humanitarian aid effort faces deep challenges.
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World
U.N. Aid Chief Heads to Earthquake Zone as Death Toll Passes 20,000
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian chief, said he was on his way to visit parts of Turkey and Syria affected by an earthquake that has killed more than 20,000 people.
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World
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria One of the Deadliest in Decades
The death toll in Turkey and Syria after Monday’s earthquake surpassed 20,000, which would make it among the deadliest since 2000. In Turkey alone, the death toll reached more than 17,000 people by Thursday, matching the toll from the country’s Aug ...
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World
Rebuilding Quake-Stricken Cities in Turkey and Syria May Take Decade
With thousands of buildings having been turned to rubble or half-structures across dozens of cities in Turkey and Syria by Monday’s earthquake, officials say it will be years before the streetscapes in these stricken areas bear any resemblance to ...