Breaking News Earthquake rattles Greece and Turkey as buildings collapse

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Hotels -at no cost- and Mosques are open to people who needs shelter in Izmir.
 

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Regards and prayers to all those effected by the earthquake in Turkey. Pakistan also sits athwart a major tectonic crack in the earths mantle and these sadly are quite regular events. Map below shows the high risk areas in red. I suppose only way is to mitigate the effects by appropriate engineering and response agencies being set in place.

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My condolences to the families of the deceased, this is once again a strong reminder that Turkey needs a lot invertment regarding earthquake safety.
 
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My condolences to the families of the deceased, this is once again a strong reminder that Turkey needs a lot invertment regarding earthquake safety.
Most of the schools and telecommunication buildings, strengthened since 99. But residential buildings that have been build before 99 are another story.
 

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Regards and prayers to all those effected by the earthquake in Turkey. Pakistan also sits athwart a major tectonic crack in the earths mantle and these sadly are quite regular events. Map below shows the high risk areas in red. I suppose only way is to mitigate the effects by appropriate engineering and response agencies being set in place.

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Japan has a pretty good early warning system, we should start using those widespread in earthquake zones, seconds can make the difference between life and death.


The system turns TV's at home on, car radios give a warning of the region and your cellphone starts ringing and you get a message with infos, this saves lives.
The video below shows that the system warns at least 30 seconds beforehand and the shockwaves are felt just when the countdown hits zero.

 

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Japan has a pretty good early warning system, we should start using those widespread in earthquake zones, seconds can make the difference between life and death.


The system turns TV's at home on, car radios give a warning of the region and your cellphone starts ringing and you get a message with infos, this saves lives.
The video below shows that the system warns at least 30 seconds beforehand and the shockwaves are felt just when the countdown hits zero.

People don't die of earthquakes. People die off masonry, concrete etc falling down on them. Those seconds provided by a warning could be differance between life and death as it gives you a chance to get out or take precaution.
 
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Makes you wonder if earthquakes hit a random steppe with no settlements whatsoever wonder the effects and in terms of Pakistan worst earthquakes were in 2005 entire city of Balakot destroyed and that apartment block in Islamabad destroyed too
 

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Some people from Izmir reports that, the collapsed buildings concentrates around particular high-end district which is known to inherit a weak foundation. They also report housing in low-income districts nearby to the same location is all safe.
Foundation and ground matters as much as the building itself.
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My prayers with our brothers and sisters. Pakistan knows this horror too well.
Allah be with you.
 

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Most of the schools and telecommunication buildings, strengthened since 99. But residential buildings that have been build before 99 are another story.

Is it easy to make people move then demolish the old then build a proper new one??
 

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