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video and or you know. w.t.f. . am. this is do w. news live from berlin near mars protesters say they're undeterred thousands of people return to the streets to demand the military give up power just one day after police fire on a demonstration killing 2 people also on the show germany gets ready to hold ceremonies marking 1700 years of jewish life in the country more than 75 years
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after the holocaust 3 ask what is it like to be jewish in germany today. and in the going to sleep a defeat for league leaders byron munich to go down to one against top frankfurt as a bonus league a title race eats up. american evanston thanks for joining me we begin in me and mara where thousands of people have defied threats of violence to take part in a new day of protests against the country's military rulers this comes a day after police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in the city of mandalay killing at least 2 people and injuring several others the crowds were forced to flee as security forces chase after them using slingshots rubber bullets and. water cannon the protesters were repeating their call for an end to military
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rule after a coup nearly 3 weeks ago. they return despite the risk the reality now crystal clear for these demonstrators after police killed 2 more people with live ammunition on saturday. it was the worst violence since mass rallies began weeks ago. so i want to say through the media to the dictator and his associates we are peaceful demonstrators. stop the genocide. now stop using lethal weapons. protesters in the capital naypyidaw held a minute of silence for the 1st victim who died after being shot during
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a demonstration last week. another but it's possible that many more people will die we can't even know ourselves whether we'll survive or not but we need to fight until the end regardless of our own lives in order to get rid of this military dictatorship. artists from all over the country are joining the protest against the military coup. the leader of the democratically elected government on song suchi remains under house arrest. the people of myanmar display their solidarity with the 3 finger salute a symbol of that resistance. journalist dave greene a bomb is following developments in may in mar capital kuala lumpur and he joins us now for the latest hello to you dave so more protests today people seem
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undeterred by yesterday's seydel clashes with the riot police what are you hearing on the ground in the amman. yeah i mean we're already seeing video thousands of demonstrators out in the streets and yet god today out in the streets of mandalay today again these deaths happened yesterday these these this fatal incident is just becoming a rallying cry for demonstrators i've spoken to people in the biggest city since yesterday's fatal incident and they tell me that this is they are just rallying behind these people they see them as absolute martyrs it is just adding more fuel to the protest movement they have no intention of backing down the police the people just sound source and it's not just the mentally and don we talk a lot about them because they're the 2 biggest cities as well as in a bit of the capital but there are people demonstrating in cities towns and small villages across the country now much of the international community has condemned it the deadly force used by the military against protesters but dave are we going
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to see any further consequences i mean is are going to be anything more than declarations. so we're seeing you know sanctions that are coming from the west economic sanctions targeted economic sanctions at certain generals and military aligned businesses but here's the thing the generals were prepared for this before they went forward with a military coup they knew that there would be sanctions coming from the west to really have any chance to get the generals to reverse course you're going to have to get some asian countries on board china would be a big player in this is china's got some leverage but they showed no signs of wanting to pressure the generals to reverse course. they've called for no violence they've called for the release of aung san suu kyi and other leaders who've been put under house arrest or locked up but they don't seem to want to be able to then if they show no signs of crushing the generals to make changes when it comes to the association of southeast asian nations again they're calling for a no violence but they tend to have a policy of not interference in each other's internal affairs so without pressure
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from some asian countries there seems to be little hope that the generals would reverse course. journalist day thank you so much for your reporting let's get a check now some of the other stories making news around the world the head of the international atomic energy agency rafael grassi has arrived in tehran to try to resume international inspections of nuclear facilities which iran has been blocking the visit comes as u.s. president joe biden says the u.s. aims to rejoin the international nuclear deal with iran today a united airlines boeing 777 jet with more than 200 passengers on board it was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines disintegrated sending debris on to the suburb below the incident occurred shortly after takeoff from denver airport aviation safety authorities have opened an investigation. in the us
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a gunman killed 2 people before being shot himself at a gun store in a suburb of new orleans a man shot 2 people inside the store several other people opened fire in response killing him police say they have not yet established a motive for his act. people in the west african nation of new cher are going to the polls in a presidential runoff today after none of the candidates won a majority in a vote last december the election pitches mohammad a former foreign minister and member of the ruling party against former president. on both men are looking to succeed outgoing. in what would be the country's 1st peace transition of power since independence 60 years ago. t.w. correspondent fred mooney joins me now from the capital in the i'm a hello to you fred so there is choosing between 2 stalwarts of its
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political scene can you tell us a bit more about the top candidates. yeah there are 2 of about the top card that the ruling party crowd that as you said mr brazil he's a form of it is over. he's well we've deployed to go situation of it he's called tree. if president does your very short of a how about it was my day who is president since i did i did he was ousted and. so these are told pretty shuns who. people of new jersey said that their experience where the weeds sure that people have. called treaty with better try to do is of course. and now how important is this
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vote for the country's stability. of course this is a very important vote 1st of all it's going to be defrost in this country's history to have a peaceful transition of power but then even after the country's 1st exhibit a proper it's improved the poor but see that the security of this whole regional circuit but itself is affected because a peace baby would say that the older corrupt over the e.c. if but outside beyond it it's very complicated so whoever is going to leave this country takes up the president to use who has it charted to break the contrie sword yes i read this report but also to have to make sure that they're becoming crazed it is capable of reading this country from poverty have trouble so is security so that's how important the support these. w's fred mooney of reporting from catalonia
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may thank you so much. now germany is kicking off a year of anniversary events marking 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country the nationwide celebration will include performances art installations kosher food tasting sessions and many other events the campaign deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present. judaism has many faces in germany today helen a shiny brown identifies this weird she soon to become a rabbi and she's an avid instagram user she posts about religion sexuality and life in berlin and is representative of a generation connected by all of these aspects. and what many people learn about
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judaism at school is really terrible so they're not really learning anything all they're taught about national socialism about with nothing about judaism as it is lived today that's why it kind of became my goal to show jewish life just how it is . helena grew up in a religious household she believes there are too few women in high positions and she wants to change that after completing her studies the 23 year old will likely be germany's youngest female rabbi she also wants to be the contact person she herself never had. been very clear about the idea that nobody should have to choose between the jewish and identities you can't just choose what sexuality you're born with you develop with your sexuality and if you are jewish then you should be able to live both lives. it's also thanks to women like either bag that the jewish community has come so far she had to fight hard to be recognised as a rabbi at all. there were people who left the room when i
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entered so i made sure that i was always there early because then i was already seated and the others had to think about whether to sit down and join in or not. gays either barrack converted to judaism now she's the rabbi of berlin's new synagogue. berlin is also where the very 1st female rabbi was ordained in 935 regina you are nuts your nuts however was limited to teaching religion and the binnacle pastoral care. there she is and you can basically see her main point that god did not queried gender she just wanted to be a rabbi she was the only female one but that has to do with the show. there were probably other young women who thought and dreamed of doing the same thing and for me it's just wonderful not to be the 1st. the holocaust is forever
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present for jews in germany thank you know your house was also murdered by the nazis she was forced to pay for her faith with her life and what's it like today. it is and has gotten louder and above all it's become more outrageous it's often. judaism in germany today is more diverse than it has been in decades people like helen out will never let that be taken from them again. german soccer now and in the bundesliga frankfurt have blown the title race wide open after beating legal eaters byron munich 2 to one the defeat is byron's 3rd of the season. pensioner the punters leaguers most informed teen eintracht frankfurt haven't lost at home all season facing the no robert levin doff ski the
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league's top scorer fool him trumps goals early on his buy in were undone down the left daiichi come out and prodded and after a pinpoint cross from philip cost it sure it was the 11th time this season by an of gone behind in the leak a sense of deja vu for coach hansie flick and the view soon gotten lot worse an absolute rocket of a shot from i mean you ness doubles frankfurt's lead on the half hour mark completely out of reach of man well noya. but leading against by and is one thing staying ahead quite another that 911 dosti pulled one back soon after halftime the trysting and turning the rays on a left the frankfurt defense feeling dizzy having duff's ski with his 26 goal of the season frankfurt may have been dazed but they stayed standing as by and fail to land a knockout blow. to one it finished the hosts extend their own decent streak by and drop yet more points in the title race. that's the latest on data
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plane is this hour stay tuned for our documentary series doc film taking a look at an early warning system for earthquakes in istanbul and don't forget in the meantime you can get more information on our web site just go to the dot com and they're in every state and the entire news team in thanks for the company. yes we're going to do and stay as genuine sounds that we bring you down to that magical and you've never have been surprised to. so it was just possible medical really what moves her and want. to talk to people who follow along the way maurice and critics alike join us for michael's last hour.
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istanbul straddles the straits between europe and asia time and time again it's shaken by unpredictable strong earthquakes to somebody stumble is extremely at risk over the past 50 years this mega city has grown from a population of about 1000000 residents to more than 15000000 under student is. this if it's a race against the clock posing a challenge to disaster management teams and local residents. the city lacks buildings that can withstand quakes. 95 percent of all houses would have to be demolished you know it.
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it's not just the quake itself it's the aftermath to the scenario. is it possible to predict the next big earthquake seismologists a developing a new method. to. impress mother fell or 'd the best case scenario would be to put out a sort of fever curve where every day we could estimate if there's a higher or lower risk of an earthquake. that forecasting too far in advance has risks of its own song the bulk of the people would storm the banks they would storm the stores they would turn on each other are there security forces or a plan in place for this type of scenario no. the countdown for seismologists and emergency responders is own.
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more than 15000000 people live in this coastal city. and it's becoming increasingly crowded. the bosporus strait divides istanbul into a european and an asian signed. the region is particularly prone to earthquakes. in 1990 s. than 100 kilometers from the city center an earthquake strikes it's one of the worst in turkey's history at least 18000 people die hundreds of thousands left homeless emergency responders are often too late there is no working emergency plan or early warning system in place.
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sounds of buildings collapse like houses of cons sandy subsoil and show deconstruction and to blame. seismologists expect a similarly powerful earthquake in the coming years this time right off the coast of istanbul. a good 1700 kilometers away at the german research center for geosciences in pubs dam scientists monitor earthquakes all over the world. because seismologist marco bone hof and his team studying the city on the bus paris the earth's crust is especially unstable in the region for you somebody goofier don't bowl is extremely at risk over the past 50 years and this mega city has grown from a population of about 1000000 residents to more than 15000000. and unfortunately
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just off the coast of istanbul there's an active plate boundary and from what we can tell it's under enormous stress. bond. a tremendous amount of energy is currently building up underground. and. just. like all continents syrup sits atop tectonic plates directly in front of istanbul in the sea of marmara the eurasian plate meets the anatolian plates forming a so-called full zone. typically these plates pushed past each other bit by bit and gas bubbles rise from the ocean floor we can see this from footage taken by a french german turkish research team.
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but right off the coast of istanbul the plates stuck we don't see the usual gas bubbles. but the earth's plates cannot move alongside each other the pressure builds energy accumulates. if it discharges the plates could move forward by up to 5 meters that once triggering a violent earthquake. right in front of the coastal city. the government forecasts 30280000 deaths could result in experts even say a tsunami is likely with waves as high as 4 meters. seismologists predict the earthquake will have a magnitude of at least 7. earthquakes a mess. on a scale of one to 9.5 quakes with a magnitude of 4
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a felt by most people in the area a magnitude 7 quake is considered particularly strong and moon have steam months to use a new method to predict powerful earthquakes like these in the future. fall off there's a series of indicators we can observe before an earthquake strikes. and if we can systematically record in evaluate them automatically in real time it would essentially be possible to look at the beaver curve of a fault zone 24 hours a day when done and then issue warnings when necessary or. that would be revolutionary. so far early warning systems around the world to react to at most a few seconds before hand. so-called seismographs registered the less powerful primary waves of an earthquake sending
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a signal just seconds before the destructive secondary wave start. mexico city uses such a system in 2017 there were 2 particularly strong quakes here. about 20 seconds before hand residents were warned via public loudspeakers saving thousands of lives. this was possible because the epicenter of the quake was far outside the city. in 2011 tokyo experienced one of the most severe earthquakes ever seen worldwide. the city's residents were warned via television radio and the internet nearly 80 seconds before hand. in those precious seconds the city can shut off gas lines switched traffic lights
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to read and bring trains to a halt. a stumble also has an early warning system but it's only for the disaster management team and the warning period is limited to just 5 seconds. at the disaster coordination center that is not enough time to warn residents. because their time span is so short people would not be able to escape in the event of a quake that's why our system is limited to preventing accidents or fires for example by automatically turning off the gas when the. employees of the local transport system and gas utility as well as firefighters are often on standby in case of an earthquake they also get some help from the computer software depending on the
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magnitude and location of the quake the program immediately calculates the number of potential deaths or collapsed buildings. then we have to compare the computer's estimation with water actually going on from there to do this we use information from the team that's on site for example the fire department and then we can be confident we're sending the right team to the right place. residents must also be prepared. the disaster training center in. an 8th grade class is running through drills today so how close is the danger. this is the north anatolian fault zone. we're only 12 kilometers away from it here in this district.
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that means a quake could be felt especially strongly here. a simulated generates a quake with a magnitude of $6.00 the children and they have a few seconds to duck under the table. it's important they remember to protect their heads. when the quake is over the students can run outside but not before turning off gas and electrical appliances to prevent fires. i only knew a little about earthquakes before this but now i've experienced and understand what to do. the instructed jan tank our recommends always having an emergency backpack ready to go equipped with water a flashlight and a 1st aid kit. aid won't come for the 1st
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72 hours of a disaster. therefore we must be prepared for survival until help arrives. but these tips are only useful if buildings and infrastructure can withstand the earthquakes. on the european side of the city a subway 9 is being extended. civil engineer must defer morty's is supervising the project on behalf of the municipality. in the district of catan or the tracks emerge above ground and cross the bridge it is supposed to be safe for an earthquake up to a magnitude of $7.00 but the soil poses a risk isn't really. we have to cover a long distance here but the ground is very muddy and unstable. this is dangerous
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during quakes worthy of robert and that's why we dug very deep into the earth to connect the bridges pillars with stable ground. a 70 meter long steel structure will anchor the bridge to firm a ground. invasion of the subway control center this is where emergency plans should take effect in the event of a quick stop elevate his switch escalators to move up only slow down and evacuate trains. legal. and then while we're filming this happens. i have the i was.
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a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hits the city. it's the 2nd quake within a matter of days there hasn't been a situation like this for many years should maybe i was a 1st i thought something struck my chair and started shaking or evacuated immediately now i'm here to pick up my child good luck. cell phone service is disrupted to me from those who can try to reach their friends and family . and that is the houses here are all old so we were very afraid i can't reach my family the lines are down i'm also afraid to go home. so on the table i'm nervous very nervous i can't even picture what the big quake would be like. oh cool there are no deaths or injuries.
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but many buildings sink losing this minaret the damaged. one day later. typhoon cameraman is the head of the earthquake risp management for the city he's faced with a big challenge there. the city's warning system did not activate during the quake. you chose to show which is short on you can say the system worked as it should have we have 10 stations at the moment but we aren't receiving a signal for many of them not even yesterday our task now is to build more stations and repair the 10 we already have shows with. turkey's conservative party ruled istanbul for 25 years until the summer of 2019 car
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a man says the party did not do enough to prepare the city for earthquakes it was filming the muslim fortunately we cannot say that is done bull is prepared for an earthquake today because i know there is still buildings here that are in danger of collapsing but it after all even the 5.8 magnitude quake caused major damage that it was our god who is still. the new city government wants to set new priorities. today and hosts representatives from the mag foundation and city hall for about 2 decades this group of scientists merchants and crafts people has been trying to prepare istanbul residence for the next big earthquake traumatized by the 19 $199.00 quake they do not want to leave their fate in the hands of the state alone you know our mission is that within the 1st 72 hours everyone is active in their
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own neighborhood as of tomorrow and who knows we want to train 4 to 5 volunteers in each district to form a civilian disaster rescue team or. it's. the new city administration wants to work together with the foundation for disaster management text that. this is a ray of hope already we have come to the right place he will support our projects develop them further and he also has plans of his own. the earthquake was a wake up call for the whole city. as a panel discussion the foundation magda informs residents about the dangers of earthquakes there's quite a bit of interest this denise shake tells them what they must avoid at all costs is panic. made it look like when combating a disaster the most important asset we have is people but only if those people are
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prepared and can act reflexive. if they are not prepared then they become a liability. because they panic so they did plenty to take out the music they felt like. the. gemini. during the barratry test seismologist marco bone half has a breakthrough. and yet he uses various types of stone to simulate test quakes. in the real world there might be $100.00 or 200 years between 2 strong quakes we don't have that time so instead we simulate these processes at an accelerated rate and we increase the pressure relatively quickly and then retrieve the measured values so we can do our calculations for let's list
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alternately we can recreate a complete cycle from one quake to the next within a few minutes and often from. bono of tests a town with a sandstone sample oppressed supplies an enormous amount of pressure to the stone. the machine similar taney asli registers acoustic signals that reveal what is happening to the stone internally. in the world. or with slowly the machine increases the pressure on the stone it's as if 30 trucks were stacked up on one finger. on the surface it appears the stone hasn't changed but the acoustic signals on the monitor show another story it's beginning to fracture more and more cracks become visible like small miniature quakes. 15 minutes later the stone breaks.
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marko bourne hoff says the same logic can be applied to large scale earthquakes. is in order and we're seeing all of this for shark activity before the point of fracture and since that similar for all rock samples we're hopeful that we can apply this method with us from. many many quakes to signal a larger earthquake his coming was this also the case with the september quake in istanbul. scientists from all over the world conduct research at the german research center for geosciences in post in the hope of predicting when earthquakes will strike in addition to turkey greece and italy a 2 danger zones in europe the main trigger is the african plate which is pressing northwards towards the eurasian plate in the mediterranean. in 2016 and
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earthquake rattled central italy nearly 300 people died one issue was the collapse of many old buildings this was not the case in japan which experienced a 9 point one magnitude earthquake in 2011. and nearly 20000 people died most from the resulting tsunami that slammed into the northeastern coast of the country devastating the area. researches say adapting infrastructure is crucial this is mchugh the earthquake that struck japan in 2011 is a good example there was a lot of damage related to the tsunami but the buildings withstood due to compliance with earthquake resistant standards. japan
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invests a lot of money in earthquake resistant construction for example offering subsidies for buildings with shock absorbing dampers. the money for this kind of technology isn't available in istanbul. 3 factors must be considered 1st the likelihood an earthquake will strike 2nd in all the number of buildings and. the 3rd if you know the quality of the construction or how vulnerable the buildings are so a hotspot in other words a place where damage could be particularly great has these 3 factors and we see that in istanbul but also in cities like lima quito or mexico city key to mexico. the biggest challenge now in istanbul is limiting the potential damage of a mega earthquake. in the southwestern part of the
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city the bucky neighborhood is particularly at risk. from the mag to foundation has worked here for 12 years is a disaster prevention coordinator. she surveys the area with. a seismologist. will look good if you want to get. the houses here are very old so it's imperative to push for change and rebuild. after the september quake 2 buildings were evacuated. the facade shows significant cracks. because those who. want. to go through the roof the residents are alone and upset. that oakland's the few
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tokenistic of your own luck one of the buildings will be rebuilt but the owners simply cannot agree on what to do with the other one be on the again everyone. if a building is reported to the city is unsafe it should be torn down. but there's not enough funding to build a new. that's why i'm safe buildings a still inhabited. booster we should remember government only cares about prestige projects it doesn't care about how people really live but they should. get it there from the it's not just about the quake itself it's the immediate aftermath of what would be terrible the fire department wants fires to be ignited by a natural gas leak there's an aviation fuel tank and gasoline. and yet there is
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still no precautions stumble on the finest that could occur after quite the biggest risk but instead. we have no time to lose but our government in ankara prefers to plan an absurd new canal through istanbul we must immediately prepare for a quake but they just aren't listening to us do it. all the. no other major city in europe has grown quite as fast in recent decades. and what is lacking however earthquake resistant to residential buildings. in recent years the turkish government has repeatedly tightened building regulations. but the chamber of civil engineers is skeptical of the construction industry its chairman jamaal good to stress is that just because
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a building is new doesn't mean it's safe from earthquakes. it's a major point. and then study the tight until very recently inspectors were chosen and paid by the builders themselves. how independently can you inspect the person who's paying you. at least since the 1st of january 29th teen inspectors in el selected through an electronic system where yet but even that does not suffice. because they're often not trained well enough they don't have special certificates so a simple diploma is enough to get the job but we have a serious problem with construction supervision in this country yet they did the city is growing rapidly as a result it is becoming more and more crowded and the risks of severe consequences from an earthquake are increasing. that's the situation we're in right now it's
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a crime isn't it can one really live in a city like this one not of the government in these open spaces already there's sure to be construction here it can't go on like yes. meanwhile the state disaster management authority is raising awareness about the risks posed by earthquakes with an elaborately produced t.v. commercial. the message prepared for disaster said that your neighborhood stays safe how to go about this however is not specified instead the austerity promises educational campaigns.
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the reality on istanbul's street is not as a generic as the kalash. in actuality there are constant traffic jams and more and more high rise buildings. the new city government knows this all too well it is seeking solutions and has invited german seismologist marco born half to istanbul. scientists from all over the world are joined by local rescue teams and associations to discuss the current situation. phone half delivers the opening speech a sign of how much his work is appreciated the current knowledge of the marmara hold indicates a maximum expected. of $7.00 of course this would not exclude a large event as we have learned so dramatically in japan in 2011 but based on historical data this is probably
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a solid measure. over the years boone halfs team has worked with turkey's disaster management austerity to set up 7 measuring stations in the mama region. quake safety is a top priority for the city's new man a crowd. he is in close discussion with bone half and other international scientists their research will be incorporated into the new earthquake roadmaps a stumble. i'm convinced this is an issue that the whole world must solve together. stumbled and. istanbul's biggest problem when it comes to worst quakes is the safety of its buildings merely 50000 buildings are at risk even a mild quake can damage the village it live in a up with this poses a huge threat to the lives of tens of thousands of people. the sort of the answer is not only to demolish houses and build new ones thought it but perhaps to
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strengthen existing buildings as well. and that we must use this time very wisely to find quick and practical solutions so we can save people's lives you saw on the john a quick thought of an. engineer is also committed to finding solutions but it's not working on predicting if an earthquake will strike days or hours ahead of time he's focused on the seconds before the quake. we developed an early warning mobile app that alerted users about the stern earthquake incident you're starting to spot it is a bit off the questions in the list so we've proven the app works. i'm now here to get support for it from the city can control the system in ny i don't wish to see should get in on this field i'm sure. i pay goodness appointment was put off until a later date. the
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fear is the quake has been propelling him forward for years istanbul doesn't have an early warning system like the one in tokyo.

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