Search teams have recovered 10 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed eight-storey apartment building in Istanbul. Search teams have recovered 10 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed eight-storey apartment building in Istanbul. Thirteen people were pulled from the debris with injuries, as rescuers worked around the clock searching for more survivors. A majority of buildings in Istanbul are “either unlicensed, illegal or were constructed without any engineering services”, the group added. Can Akin, from the Chamber of Geology Engineers, said many buildings in Istanbul were built without an adequate investigation of the ground conditions.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2019 18:53 UTC