In northwestern Syria, a devastating quake six months ago compounded the damage of years of civil war. U.S. lawmakers just visited for the first time in a decade.
Tag: Buildings (Structures)
At Least Three Die in Egyptian Building Collapse
The authorities in Alexandria said three bodies had been pulled from the rubble of the building that collapsed in the city on Monday.
14-Story Building Collapses in Alexandria, Egypt
The collapse is one of a several similar disasters in Egypt in recent years. Rescuers were trying to determine if more people were trapped under the rubble.
37 Injured in Paris After Explosion at Apartment Building
The blast, in the Fifth Arrondissement of the French capital, started a blaze that firefighters quickly brought under control. The origin of the explosion, which critically injured four people, was unclear.
Earthquake-Proof, Not Corruption-Proof: Turkey’s Needless Deaths
Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was.
History in the Rubble
Documenting the damage of last month’s earthquakes in Turkey.
A New 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkey
The latest temblor, measuring 5.2 in magnitude, shook parts of the same area stricken by a far stronger quake on Feb. 6 that killed more than 50,000 people in the country and in neighboring Syria.
Earthquake Hardships Pile Up in Turkey: Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease
Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment.
Turkish Builders Come Under Intense Scrutiny Over Shoddy Construction
More than 43,000 deaths in Turkey from an earthquake have raised painful and angry questions over whether some of those fatalities could have been avoided with better building standards.
Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey
Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many people are still sleeping outdoors for fear of building collapses.