Urgent news from other parts of the world overshadowed the deadly earthquake that struck eastern Turkey on January 24. At magnitude 6.7, the quake was a major one, unleashing power comparable to the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Early reports from the epicenter in the city of Elazig listed 18 deaths and 500 injuries.
Column: Earthquakes happen, but cities can lessen the damage
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