Tag: impacted
Have Turkey’s building designs impacted the earthquake death toll? – BBC Newsnight
As the consequences of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have become clear, attention has turned to why the impact has been so great. For example, a 2014 quake just off the coast of Chile – slightly larger at a magnitude of 8.2 – resulted in just 7 fatalities. Anger is growing in Turkey that poor enforcement of regulations contributed to the…
China: 220 million people impacted by recent COVID closures
China is reinforcing its zero-COVID policy in many cities, nearly three years after the first case emerged. The country has reported 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. A small number by global standards, but its sent 28 cities into lockdown, impacting more than 200 million people. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter…