International assist focuses on reconstruction and long-term reduction efforts in southern Türkiye and northern Syria three weeks after two 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude quakes shook the area.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged that his authorities would take all mandatory measures to arrange cities for future disasters because the loss of life toll from the devastating February 6 earthquakes surpassed a grim 45,000 mark.
According to Türkiye’s catastrophe administration company AFAD, the loss of life toll within the nation’s southern provinces has hit at the least 45,089 individuals with greater than 108,000 injured.
In northern Syria, at the least 7,259 individuals have been reported useless – primarily within the opposition-held areas.
The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has advised the UN Security Council that earlier than the earthquakes 15.3 million individuals in Syria – 70 % of the nation’s inhabitants – wanted humanitarian help.
More than 13 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the quakes and at the least 8.8 million individuals have been affected in Syria, in line with the UN.
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0934 GMT — Tunisian singer holds profit live performance for quake victims
Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak has held a profit live performance for the victims of the lethal earthquakes that jolted Türkiye and Syria on February 6.
Bouchnak carried out late on Tuesday on the Tunisian Culture Palace in a live performance attended by Tunisian Culture Minister Hayat Guettat, Minister of Social Affairs Malek Zahi, Turkish Ambassador to Tunisia Caglar Fahri Cakiralp and quite a few overseas diplomats.
The live performance got here as a part of a wave of solidarity from Tunisia with the quake victims in Türkiye, together with reduction planes from the Defense Ministry and the Red Crescent.
Tunisia despatched a 41-strong rescue staff and greater than 60 tons of humanitarian assist provides to Türkiye and Syria following the quakes.
0917 GMT — US-based Turkish charity requires assist to quake victims
US-based non-governmental organisation Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) has known as for assist for earthquake victims in Türkiye throughout a sport.
During the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) match between Villanova University and Seton Hall University, footage of the earthquake was proven to the followers together with a name for assist. A assist desk for earthquake victims was additionally arrange on the Prudential Center in Newark.
Cagla Bengi, a Turkish Seton Hall University scholar, who works as a volunteer on the assist desk, acknowledged that the earthquake that occurred again dwelling deeply affected her.
Asli Subasili, one other Turkish scholar learning at Seton Hall, mentioned they’re attempting to direct assist to Türkiye as a lot as they’ll and added: “All our hearts, prayers and minds are with Türkiye.”
0820 GMT — Second earthquake jolts Türkiye’s Hatay province
According to AFAD, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit the Antakya district of Hatay province at a depth of 11.06 kilometres.
The quake occurred at 0720GMT (10:20 am native time).
No casualties have been reported, Hatay Governor Rahmi Dogan advised Anadolu Agency.
The final earthquake that hit Hatay province was of magnitude 6.4 and occurred on February 20.
The newest tremor got here as Türkiye offers with the aftermath of the devastating 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude February 6 quakes.
0708 GMT — Schools reopen in Diyarbakir
Some 478,000 college students have returned to varsities in Türkiye’s Diyarbakir.
Around 1,766 faculties reopened three weeks after the lethal February 6 earthquakes.
2305 GMT — Türkiye’s envoy to Saudi Arabia thanks GCC for help
Türkiye’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has thanked the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for offering pressing reduction to his nation’s earthquake-hit areas. Fatih Ulusoy met with the leaders on the council’s headquarters in Riyadh.
“During the meeting, cooperation opportunities between Türkiye and the GCC were also discussed,” Ulusoy mentioned on Twitter.
Meanwhile, the council mentioned in a press release that the newly appointed secretary normal of the GCC, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, affirmed the keenness of the leaders of the GCC nations “to provide urgent relief to the afflicted and those affected by the earthquake(s).”
2002 GMT — Over 5M want help in Syria
The devastating earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye, additionally impacting northern Syria, have killed at the least 50,000 individuals with many extra injured, tens of hundreds nonetheless lacking and a whole lot of hundreds homeless, the UN humanitarian chief has mentioned.
“Early assessments indicated 5 million people in Syria require basic shelter and non-food assistance,” Martin Griffiths mentioned. “In many areas, four to five families are packed into tents, with no special facilities for older people, people with chronic illnesses or those with disabilities.”
As for Türkiye, the 2 very giant earthquakes “caused an estimated $34.2 billion in direct physical damages,” the equal of 4 % of the nation’s 2021 GDP, in line with a World Bank fast injury evaluation report launched Monday.
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