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Whenever extreme climatic events occur, such as the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023, attention is focused on the primary event. Often we forget that real problems begin later. In Turkey and Syria it was no different. Lack of services, starting with those aimed at the weakest minor and elderly, problems in reconstruction, diseases, total absence of networks (electric, water, sewage, road, etc.). Not to mention the damage to the economy. These are just some of the problems that make it difficult for survivors to return to normal life. Very often finding and recognizing corpses is not easy. They are secondary emergencies. A topic that we never talk about. But that, as they are demonstrating in Turkey and Syria, show that unpreparedness to extreme events can have devastating effects even months or years after the primary emergency has occurred.
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