A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared

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Jan 1, 1970 #istanbul,, #prepared, #proportions, #quake,, #residents, #unthinkable

For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country’s south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city, pressure is mounting on authorities to prepare for the possibility of another natural disaster of unthinkable proportions.