Death toll from Kahramanmaraş-centered twin earthquakes in Türkiye’s southeast has reached 43,556, Interior Minister Soylu mentioned Wednesday.
Soylu’s assertion got here amid rubble elimination efforts in 11 provinces devastated by the Feb. 6 earthquakes.
Earlier within the day, he had a gathering with Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler.
In a bid to offer shelter to the earthquake victims, 69,766 tents have been arrange within the worst affected provinces of Hatay, and 66,685 in Kahramanmaraş.
At the identical time, 49,670 tents have been setup in Gaziantep, 45,852 in Adıyaman, 25,380 in Malatya, 17,515 in Adana, 8,838 in Şanlıurfa, 7,170 in Osmaniye, 6,328 in Diyarbakir and three,605 in Kilis.
Bakan Soylu, Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremlere ilişkin hasar tespit oranının yüzde 75-80 arasında olduğunu, ticaret alanlarıyla 750 bin bağımsız bölümün hasar gördüğünü açıkladı.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
