Building contractors arrested in Turkey as earthquake death toll passes 33,000
Posted: Monday, February 13th, 2023
Turkish police have arrested dozens of contractors involved in "shoddy and illegal" buildings where tens of thousands have died in the nation's deadly earthquake, LBC has reported. Thousands of buildings have collapsed since the earthquake struck, with Turkish officials confirming they have detained or issued warrants for more than 100 people accused of questionable construction practices. It is alleged the construction work left many homes and buildings vulnerable to tremors. More than 33,000 people have since died in southern Turkey and northern Syria. It is the deadliest earthquake since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti in which around 150,000 people died. Tremors were felt as far as Israel, Cyprus and Lebanon. The 72-hour window in which survivors are most likely to be found alive has long since passed. But there is still stories of people being rescued alive more than 100 hours after the earthquake struck. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accepted that there were some problems with the government's initial response to the disaster. Erdoğan pledged Turkey "will rebuild" and apologised to survivors as they struggle to rescue everyone who remains trapped. "It is not possible to explain the grief we have. I know words are not enough," he said.
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