Thursday, February 07, 2019

Turkey: Illegal construction a focus as collapse deaths rise | CTV News

Turkey: Illegal construction a focus as collapse deaths rise

Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press

ISTANBUL -- As emergency teams worked around the clock in search of any more survivors trapped in the rubble of an eight-story apartment building in Istanbul, its collapse put the spotlight on illegal construction and raised alarms over the scope of possible destruction in the event that a large earthquake hit the city.

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