Are you saying that they crossed the border after the quakes?
If so this whole situation is worse than I imagined. That's just another sign that every single thing must be approved by 1 person.
In the past responses were quick.
That is the most ridiculous take I've ever heard. The more able-bodied men you have, the better. There are thousands upon thousands of destroyed buildings. Tens of thousands of potential survivors trapped. There simply isn't enough dedicated rescue crews to ensure that every building is searched...
This is looking like it'll surpass 10k.
Honestly considering how shallow the quake was I don't even think that modern earthquake resistant mid rise apartments could survive near the epicenter.
According to some sources mid rises are the worse than both skyscrapers/high rises and 1-2 story...
I said I'm being political, thanks for pointing out the obvious buddy.
We don't even know the final death figures. It can easily be as much as 10,000 or more. By the way, in Istanbul alone there are over 80,000 buildings that aren't earthquake resistant. Estimates of over 3 million people just...
So many deaths could have been prevented. I don't want to get political but my anger forces me to. Why should 1 man have a 1,100 room palace when millions of residents live in concrete death traps in one of the most seismically active places on earth. We can build the world's biggest airport...