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Vault-71 t1_j85iyav wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Survivors still being found on the 6th day as death toll from Syria & Turkey earthquake tops 25,000 by Portgas_D_Chou

Every day the number grows is a day the Turkish people should feel angry that greed and corruption led to so much tragedy.

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raven3lise t1_j85jajz wrote

This is a new take for me to see on this topic... Do you have links to stuff elaborating on this? I assume you're talking about how the construction of these buildings to not be able to withstand the shocks?

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Vault-71 t1_j85jp86 wrote

Here's at least one source on the topic:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/10/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-government-response-corruption-construction/

And yes, by greed and corruption I'm referring to the corner-cutting and inspection bribes that led many buildings to collapse unnecessarily.

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