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Zitat:Iran Asks 'Why Are Our Earthquakes So Deadly?'Und beide Beben hatten fast die gleiche Staerke und Tiefe...
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By Erik Kirschbaum
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Poor design, primitive materials and widely ignored building codes were prime causes of the high death rate in the Bam earthquake, Iranian officials and foreign experts said on Tuesday.
In stark contrast to a tremor of similar strength last week in California that killed just two people, the toll in Friday's Iranian quake could reach about 50,000.
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