As the results of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have turn into clear, consideration has turned to why the affect has been so nice.
For instance, a 2014 quake simply off the coast of Chile – barely bigger at a magnitude of 8.2 – resulted in simply 7 fatalities.
Anger is rising in Turkey that poor enforcement of rules contributed to the collapse of many buildings within the current earthquakes.
The BBC has verified examples of just lately constructed blocks that collapsed within the newest catastrophe.
One in Malatya was completed final yr. Screenshots circulating on social media confirmed an advert saying it was “accomplished in compliance with the most recent earthquake rules.”
Newsnight’s Science and Know-how Correspondent Kate Lamble seems to be on the nation’s historical past of earthquake-resistant constructing and the teachings it has learnt from earlier quakes.
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