Criticism over lax construction standards grows 10 days after Turkey and Syria earthquake

PBS NewsHour - World

English - February 15, 2023 23:55 - 2 minutes - 5.52 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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More stories have emerged of extraordinary rescues amid the rubble in Turkey and Syria more than a week after the catastrophic earthquake. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about manmade failures and how they added to a death toll of more than 41,000. Peter Smith of Independent Television News reports from Kahramanmaraş in southern Turkey. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders