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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Ceyda Caglayan and Can Sezer

Analysis-Hasty rebuild could leave Turkey at risk of another quake disaster

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows collapsed and damaged buildings following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's plan to rebuild quickly after devastating earthquakes rocked the country risks courting another disaster unless urban planning and building safety are carefully re-considered, architects and engineers say.

Days after Turkey's worst earthquake in modern history, Erdogan vowed to rebuild the southern disaster zone within a year, an undertaking conservative estimates put at $25 billion and others expect to be far higher.

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