AFAD, Turkish Disaster Management Authority, mentioned on early Wednesday that 45,089 individuals misplaced their lives in Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that hit nation on February 6.
On Feb. 6, the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces-Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.
More than 13 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the quakes in addition to many in northwestern Syria.
On Tuesday, Türkiye’s president pledged to reconstruct the nation’s southern area within the wake of the highly effective earthquakes.
“With the completion of debris removal activities, we are starting the reconstruction and revival of our region,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan advised a press briefing in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras province, the place the quakes had their epicenter.
“In a few months, we are starting the construction of 309,000 houses, including village houses, throughout the earthquake zone,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
