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Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease: Quake Hardships Pile Up

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...

Caves, Tents and Shipping Containers: Quake Survivors’ Desperate Hunt for Shelter

For now, the Turkish government is relying on short-term solutions to house an estimated one million who are crowding into gyms, hotels and dormitories. A...

Why Did a Turkish City Withstand the Quake When Others Crumbled?

Erzin survived last week’s 7.8-magnitude quake with no casualties and little damage. The mayor credited his enforcement of building standards, but scientists say it is...
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