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 | | The Kocaeli earthquake resulted in 17,480 deaths, 43,953 injuries, and 66,441 collapsed or were heavily damaged housing units. |
 | | The August 17, 1999 Kocaeli earthquake tragically illustrated the inability to cope with the result of poorly controlled development and rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions. |
 | | Sakarya Province, with a population of 731,800, and its capital, Adapazari, with a population of 183,000 were sites of severe liquefaction and amplification of ground shaking due to soil conditions. |
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