Earthquake fallout: Search for survivors winds down as Ankara's search for 'scapegoats' intensifies - France 24

Earthquake fallout: Search for survivors winds down as Ankara's search for 'scapegoats' intensifies Turkey’s earthquake death toll has now exceeded 31,000. As the scale of the disaster has come into view, sorrow and disbelief have turned to rage over the sense that the emergency response was ineffective. And many in Turkey blame faulty construction for the vast devastation. That anger could be a political problem for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces a tough reelection battle in May. MOre:Earthquake fallout: Search for survivors winds down as Ankara's search for 'scapegoats' intensifies - France 24