From the Beeb:
Turkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse?
The sight of newly constructed apartments collapsing in the earthquakes that hit Turkey has sparked anger. The BBC examined three new buildings, turned to rubble, to find out what they reveal about building safety.
Two major earthquakes - measuring 7.8 and 7.5 on the magnitude scale - flattened buildings of all kinds and killed thousands of people across southern Turkey and northern Syria.
But the fact that even some of the newest apartment blocks crumbled to dust has led to urgent questions about building safety standards.
Modern construction techniques should mean buildings can withstand quakes of this magnitude. And regulations following previous disasters in the country were supposed to ensure these protections were built in.
Given the corruption, there will be a show trial for some contractors. The more well-connected contractors (or the ones who immediately donated $1M to Erdoğan's re-election campaign) will fade quietly into the background while a few less-connected contractors will be found guilty and punished. The Turkish officials in charge of building standards will point and say: "See - we found them guilty" and nothing will change. Wait for 20 years and another earthquake will start the cycle all over again.
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