NeoEskimo t1_j7eeumr wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:30 AM

Reply to comment by Throatybee in Video captures the moment a multi-story building collapses in Diyarbakır, Turkey during magnitude 7.8 earthquake. by FlashRebellion

Oh my, I have been warning people against an earthquake going to happen in Turkey for the last 10 years. The only positive thing is that the epicenter was much further away from Istanbul than I anticipated.

The main problem they face is a large amount of buildings have been developed by corrupt developers who skip out on metal reinforcements inside the cement. The buildings don't stand a chance against earthquakes of this magnitude :(

Throatybee t1_j7egg00 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:45 AM

You are right sadly.

governments have not learned their lesson since 1999 Golcuk earthquake and didn't care of these fraudulent contractors. Some of contractors got jailed for life but some of them continued to build buildings...