Fury, Grief And Questions As Turkey Earthquake Deaths Top 24,000
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New and old buildings, some constructed only six months ago, fell apart. Others flattened like concrete pancakes.
The apartments they once industriously spent so long saving up for, decorating and making comfortable now lie in a heap of rubble after a violent quake hit Turkey.
New and old buildings, some constructed only six months ago, fell apart. Others flattened like concrete pancakes.
The full extent of the damage is unknown from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor and ceaseless aftershocks, which unleashed catastrophe in Turkey and Syria, killing more than 24,000 people.
Turkey's death count rises every day. In parallel, so has fury over why, in a country with multiple fault lines and a history of major jolts, building quality is so poor that buildings fall apart like paper.
