In Earthquake Danger Zones Too Many Buildings are "Rubble in Waiting"
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 Published On Feb 6, 2023

In my reporting on earthquake risk in Istanbul and other fast-growing cities in seismic danger zones, earthquake engineers often described vulnerable buildings as "rubble in waiting." Sadly, many of the buildings that collapsed in Turkey's latest major earthquakes had familiar vulnerabilities. Here's Elvan Cantekin. More:    • In Earthquake Danger Zones Too Many B...  

Here's the full video I shot during my reporting for The New York Times in 2009:    • A Megacity Faces a Major Quake   #turkeyquake #turkey #earthquake

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