International Donors’ Conference is one other instance of how well-grounded relations between our peoples are, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Türkiye will always remember the solidarity displayed by the EU, the UN and different worldwide organisations after the February 6 earthquakes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated.
“We will never forget the solidarity displayed by all our friends, the EU with its institutions, member and candidate countries, by the UN and other international organisations, in these difficult days,” Erdogan stated on Monday.
Erdogan nearly addressed the opening session of the International Donors’ Conference, organised by the European Commission and the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council to help victims affected by the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye.
“This conference is another example of how well-grounded the relations between our peoples are,” he stated.
Noting that the estimated value of the devastation attributable to the earthquakes was round $104 billion, he stated: “It is not possible for a single nation to tackle a crisis of this scale on its own.”
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The European Commission has stated it would help Türkiye with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to assist with reconstruction.
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU’s government arm, additionally pledged 108 million euros in humanitarian help for Syria on the opening of the donors’ convention.
Meanwhile, the International Rescue Committee, an help group responding to humanitarian crises, stated the scenario within the area stays crucial and urged donors to make sure that the UN’s attraction for Türkiye and Syria – calling for $1 billion and $397 million respectively – is absolutely funded.
“The people affected by this devastating earthquake are relying on donors meeting in Brussels to step up this week,” stated Tanya Evans, the IRC’s Country Director in Syria.
“They need to ensure that funding is available for life-saving items including food, shelter, warm clothes and clean water, as well as support to the already weak healthcare system including the provision of medicines and medical equipment.
“If they fail to take action, probably the most weak can pay the value,” she added.
On February 6, magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces — Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa — in southern Türkiye, and claimed the lives of no less than 50,096 individuals.
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More than 13.5 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, in addition to many others in northern Syria.
Türkiye at present hosts greater than 4 million refugees, together with 3.5 million Syrians, Erdogan stated.
“Today, as we heal the wounds of the disaster of the century in our country, we are in solidarity with the Syrian people who were affected by the earthquakes,” Erdogan stated
“We provide the necessary facilitation for third parties and other countries to transfer humanitarian aid materials by land and air to earthquake victims in Syria. We will continue this attitude in the future,” he added.
Erdogan stated 11,320 personnel from 90 nations had come to Türkiye after the quakes.
“Aid from nearly 130 countries reached our earthquake victims. Thirty-six field hospitals were established thanks to you, our dear friends, and contributed to the treatment of our wounded,” he added.
There are about 298,000 uninhabitable buildings within the earthquake zone which have both collapsed or are severely broken and should be demolished instantly, stated Erdogan, including that the variety of impartial items in these buildings totalled 876,000.
“We will rebuild and revive all our earthquake-damaged cities, including infrastructure, superstructure, workplaces, and historical and cultural assets,” he pressured.
Türkiye plans to assemble sufficient buildings in a yr to fulfill the wants of quake victims, Erdogan stated, including that 319,000 homes can be constructed within the first yr and 650,000 in complete.
The president added that Türkiye will arrange 108,000 momentary container properties in two months and accommodate 500,000 individuals in them.
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