Almaty scrambles to improve Earthquake Readiness

    By Clare Nuttall     On May 1, Almaty woke up with a jolt, when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, 85 kilometres away, shook the city. With four smaller aftershocks through the day, panic that a major earthquake was imminent swept through Almaty.     Concerns were already high. Throughout its history, Almaty...