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s destruction." "Ticking bomb" could be called Karachi, Kathmandu, Lima and many other densely populated cities, states Baylhem. Scientists believe that in these cities in the next 40 years could happen devastating earthquake. Thus, in Tehran, an earthquake can lead to loss of a million people. According to Tehran is a very active crustal faults. Another one of those weak points in terms of seismic attribute and Istanbul. The city is home to about 10 million people, and they live mostly in homes built without seismic hazard. An earthquake of such force, as in Haiti, could lead to death from 30 to 40 thousand people. Another threat are the gas and oil pipelines, constructed without seismic hazard. In Istanbul, for example, there are 30 thousand pipeline branches that may break under the impact of tremors. complicated situation, and in cities with old and ancient buildings: Lisbon, Messina, Tirana. Earthquakes force 6-7 on the Richter scale could lead to disastrous consequences. Director of Engineering Institute of Istanbul, Mustafa Eridk, analyzing the map said that the earthquake according Baylhema prefer to strike at the weakest points of our civilization.
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