What’s wrong with using cranes to remove rubble to rescue people?

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Watching the awful tragedy caused by the earthquakes in Turkey, and in general, the biggest problem is obviously removing the rubble to rescue people, why do they not install a crane (2+ days) and use mobile ones in the meantime?

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In addition to other comments, the loads typically lifted by cranes are cabled and balanced appropriately, and are also structurally sound. Fallen slabs, broken columns, and other items are absolutely *not* balanced, and are also prone to breaking when lifted. So now you’ve added the danger of heavy objects being lifted over trapped people that can suddenly break or crumble, raining down the debris again.

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