Turkish Quake Highlights Need For Seismic Code Enforcement

摘要

Scenes of collapsed buildings and rescuers pulling survivors from rubble once again show the acute need for seismic retrofitting and better-quality construction in Turkey. A sense of deja vu envelops Turkey at the start of November, with 601 dead, 4,151 injured and 3,713 buildings destroyed or uninhabitable as a result of a 7.2-magnitude quake that struck the eastern province of Van on Oct. 23. The country lies in one of the world's most active seismic zones, perched on a web of numerous faults.