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State comptroller warns Israel ‘has failed’ to prepare for a major earthquake
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State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a Knesset committee meeting in December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warns that Israel has failed in its efforts to prepare for a major earthquake.
“It seems that despite the warning signs, the State of Israel has failed in its preparation for an earthquake,” says Englman in a statement, promising to release a more detailed report following the upcoming holidays.
“Instead of waiting for a commission of inquiry after a tragedy has occurred, the prime minister and the relevant minister must correct the deficiencies immediately,” he adds.
His comments come in the wake of a massive earthquake in Morocco yesterday that killed at least 2,000 people.
Israeli experts have long been warning that the region is overdue for a major tremor, and that the country is woefully unprepared.
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