TRAGEDY IN TURKEY TURNS TENSE: “This could have been prevented with the right steps starting 25 years ago. The government didn’t take necessary steps to minimize risks through urban planning, low rise buildings, construction codes, and strict control..."

         

Anger grows in Turkey as earthquake death toll passes 20,000 and rescue hopes dwindle  

Thousands spent the night in the debris-encrusted streets of Adiyaman with little shelter and huddled around small fires.

Alex Holmes, Ziad Jaber and Aina J. Khan | NBC NEWS 

ADIYAMAN, Turkey — As the temperatures plunged, anger started to rise in Turkey over the government’s response to two massive earthquakes earlier this week.

On Thursday, the number of those killed by the tremors in Turkey and neighboring Syria passed 20,000.