My heart ached as I watched the news a few weeks ago.

They were showing the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

More than 40,000 innocent people lost their lives.

The survivors barely made it…

But they didn’t have a house to return to…

Most buildings were destroyed during the earthquake.

The news were showing children trapped in the ruins for more than 100 hours.

When they finally got rescued, they were exhausted.

This time it wasn’t our children…

But tomorrow, it might…

Because, behind this massive catastrophe hides something that should be making every American worried.

If more people knew about this, they would not be able to sleep at night.

The magnitude of the earthquake isn’t the one that destroyed so many families…

People’s greed did.

You see, the area where the disaster happened is one of the most vulnerable ones in Turkey.

Why wasn’t it properly built against earthquakes?

Was it simply a miscalculation?

Well, as it turns out…it wasn’t.

Expert civil engineers from different countries say that these buildings were built with insufficient protection.

Why would the contractors not build them properly?

This is where things start to make sense.

Before construction starts, contractors are paid a certain amount.

They then use a percentage of that amount to shop for the materials that will keep the building steady.

But if they use less than what is necessary, they keep the remaining amount for themselves.

The Turkish government is suspecting that this is what happened.

And they have already arrested more than 100 contractors.

Some of them even got caught at the airport while they were trying to flee.

But what does this have to do with the U.S.?

Well, who’s to say that our contractors are not doing the same thing?

People’s greed knows no boundaries.

If a similar earthquake happened in one of our states, the consequences could be even  more catastrophic.

There are a lot more people in the U.S…

And the houses are built much closer to each other.

If an earthquake hit somewhere in their area, unsuspecting families could be destroyed overnight.

That’s why everyone should be prepared for the possibility of an earthquake.

Teach yourself and your loved ones basic earthquake drills.

And always keep a bug-out bag ready.

You can’t ever be too careful with these things.

If someone you know doesn’t take prepping seriously, share this post with them.

You will be doing them a massive favor.