In Turkey, near the epicenter of the recent earthquake, there was a city in which no one died and not a single building collapsed. The mayor explained this by saying that he did not allow illegal construction
The Turkish city of Erzin with a population of 42,000 is located in the province of Hatay, which turned out to be one of the most affected regions of Turkey by tremors. However, in Erzina, not a single building collapsed and not a single person died due to the earthquake. According to the mayor of the city, Okkesh Elmasoglu, some buildings were still damaged, but they all survived. “We had no loss of life, no injuries, no collapses,” Elmasoglu said.