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Rebuilding after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

by Victoria Craig
Feb 6, 2024
Turkey is still recovering from the huge earthquake that hit a year ago. U.S. funding is helping some companies rebuild.
A worker at Mirbey Flour throws a bag of flour on a conveyor belt after he filled and sealed it. Mirbey suffered damage but has received funding to get production up and running.
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It's hard to send earthquake relief remittances to Syria

by Lily Jamali
Feb 13, 2023
The Treasury Department has temporarily OK'd relief transactions. But most major money transfer companies won’t remit aid from the U.S. to Syria.
Syria has been under U.S. sanctions for years. That makes sending money there difficult. Above, a family from Kobane, Syria, takes refuge in Turkey after last week's earthquake.
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In the West Texas oil patch, a boom in drilling has led to a growing number of earthquakes

by Travis Bubenik
Dec 28, 2022
After multiple near-record Texas earthquakes, oil and gas regulators say they’re stepping up efforts to reduce quakes triggered by industry activity.
A truck travels through the West Texas oil patch. Earthquakes that have rocked the region have been tied to the area's booming oil industry.
Mitch Borden
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Why bamboo and earth are better than steel and concrete after a Himalayan earthquake

by Anu Anand
Apr 25, 2018
Bamboo is very lightweight. It compares to bird's bone in density, but in strength it compares to steel.
Kathmandu's newly rebuilt National Archive.
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Earthquake leaves at least 21 dead in central Italy

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 24, 2016
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the country early Wednesday.
A view of buildings damaged by the earthquake on Wednesday in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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Ecuador earthquake: Death toll jumps as search continues

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 18, 2016
The earthquake has killed 350 people.
View of rubble at a hair salon after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Portoviejo, Ecuador on Sunday.
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The Weak Link: The state of infrastructure

L.A.'s biggest vulnerability lies under its streets

by Sarah Gardner
Jun 16, 2015
A major quake could rupture the city's aging system of 7,000 miles of water pipes.
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Tracking the flow of aid relief in Nepal

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 28, 2015
A visual look at how aid money donated to Nepal is spent.
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Donations pour in for Nepal

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 28, 2015
How does aid money reach people on the ground?
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On the ground from Kathmandu, Nepal

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Apr 27, 2015
Aid workers face challenges after a devastating quake.
Nepalese rescue personnel and volunteers observe damaged buildings in Bhaktapur, Nepal, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country. 
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