Families' concern at earthquake threat in Istanbul

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Istanbul is preparing for a big earthquake which may hit the Turkish city one day.

It is feared that thousands of buildings would collapse at the same time, because the city lies on several major fault lines.

The BBC's Jonathan Head reports.

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