Turkey earthquake: building negligence amounts to murder, says Erdogan

The Prime Minister said that Turkey has not learned enough from past earthquakes that toppled poorly constructed buildings

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has compared the alleged negligence of some officials and builders of murder, saying that shoddy construction contributed to the high mortality in the earthquake on Sunday.

three days, a teacher and a student were rescued from ruined buildings in Ercis, but said the researchers hope of finding anyone alive are reduced. The bulldozers have started checking the rubble of collapsed buildings in some Ercis the researchers removed the body and determined that there were no other survivors.

"For now, we have no other sign of life," said Riza Birkan rescuer. "We focus on the recovery of bodies."

Erdogan said that Turkey had not learned enough from past earthquakes that toppled poorly constructed buildings, trapping people inside. The earthquake of 7.2 magnitude Sunday killed at least 460 people.

"When you look at the wreckage, we see how the material is of poor quality," said Erdogan. "We see people paying the price for concrete that almost turned to the sand, or weakening of the concrete blocks on the lower floors. Municipalities, builders and supervisors should now see that the amount of negligence manslaughter.

"Despite all the previous disasters, we see that the resources have not been heard."

A strong aftershock on Tuesday caused widespread panic and caused a riot in a prison in the city of Van. Health officials warned against an increase in diarrhea, especially in children.

Gozde Bahar, 27, English teacher, was taken from a ruined building on Wednesday. The state-run news agency Anatolia said his heart stopped beating in a hospital, but doctors managed to revive her.

• Rescuers also pulled a university 18 years, Eyup Erdem, after using cameras mounted on poles to locate it. They burst into applause when the rubble.

A senior Ministry of Health, Seraceddin Commission, said 40 people were pulled alive from collapsed buildings Tuesday. Among them, a girl two weeks, half-naked from the ruins of an apartment building. His mother and grandmother were rescued, but her father has disappeared.

The moments of joy were moderate, as thousands of rescue workers combing the rubble discovered more bodies. Gerald Rockenshaub, director of disaster response of the World Health Organization, said the first 48 to 72 hours are critical to the rescue and the chances of finding survivors was significantly reduced by following .

health officials said they had detected an increase in diarrhea, especially in children, and urged the survivors to drink bottled water until authorities could determine if tap water has been contaminated.

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