Earthquake (7.8) near Turkey/Syria border (7.5 quake hours later) (1 Viewer)

[Tapxe]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156512284/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-building-safety

"We solved the problem of 144,156 citizens of Maras with zoning amnesty," Erdogan said, using his term for the construction amnesties handed out to allow contractors to ignore the safety codes that had been put on the books specifically to make apartment blocks, houses and office buildings more resistant to earthquakes.

Engineers and architects say the lack of safety features designed to absorb the shock of earthquakes likely contributed to the soaring death toll.

Duvar cited a senior Istanbul city official, Bugra Gokce, who gave a breakdown of the tens of thousands of building amnesty certificates granted before the 2018 general election in 10 provinces struck by the earthquake. They included more than 40,000 amnesty certificates in the hard-hit Gaziantep province, the official said.

The amnesty meant that some builders had to pay a fine but their construction projects could go forward if they didn't meet code restrictions, according to Turkish media reports.

 

[DaveXA]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156512284/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-building-safety

Yeah, go ahead and cut corners on building safety. Ouch. The people in those buildings paid a steep price for that. Those in power who forked that up should be hung.

 

[superchuck500]

Yeah, go ahead and cut corners on building safety. Ouch. The people in those buildings paid a steep price for that. Those in power who forked that up should be hung.

It goes right to the heart of the global housing crisis - and this isn't going away.

 

[DaveXA]

It goes right to the heart of the global housing crisis - and this isn't going away.

For sure.

 

[efil4stnias]

Unfortunately Christian Atsu was found, did not survive.