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Several institutions from Europe and Turkey are launching an earthquake risk management plan covering the Middle East and Caucasia regions, Hurryet Daily News reported.

Led by Turkey’s Kandilli Observatory and the Switzerland based Federal Institute of Technology, the project will determine earthquake zones in the Middle East and Caucasia regions and offer plans to minimize the damage risks for countries in the area.

Dogan Kalafat, the head of Bogazici University’s Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, said major earthquakes occurred every year on the Alpine-Himalayan earthquake belt, which threatens Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and other regional countries.  Read more... (1803 words, 13 images)

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