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Monday, June 30, 2008

Istanbul ‘not ready’ for quake

"Istanbul ‘not ready’ for quake

Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent

Earthquake survivors look at a collapsed building in Istanbul, in 1999. AP

ISTANBUL // With one of the world’s most active faultlines as a neighbour, Istanbul always has the threat of a devastating quake looming over it, but critics claim the city would not cope with a potential disaster that may cost tens of thousands of lives."

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