Published February 21,2023
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Tuesday to carry to account these accountable for the greater than 41,000 deaths in devastating earthquakes that struck the nation’s south greater than two weeks in the past.
“It is our duty to hold the wrongdoers accountable before the law,” Erdoğan mentioned within the southern province of Osmaniye.
TURKIYE MOBILIZES ALL RESOURCES FOR 11 QUAKE-HIT REGIONS
Türkiye has mobilized all its assets and means to hold out lodging and subsistence companies for earthquake victims for the reason that lethal Feb. 6 earthquakes hit its southern provinces, the president mentioned on Tuesday.
Within one 12 months, the nation will revive the quake-hit villages and cities, and a complete of 70,000 homes might be constructed within the villages affected by the Kahramanmaras-centered earthquakes to be handed over to their beneficiaries, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned at a briefing within the southern Osmaniye province.
Türkiye goals to finish the development of practically 200,000 everlasting homes and place its residents in these homes inside a 12 months in 11 provinces –Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, and Elazığ — all of which have been affected by the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, he mentioned.
The new buildings might be no taller than three or 4 tales along with the bottom flooring, Erdoğan added.
Over 271,000 personnel, together with search and rescue personnel, have been despatched to the area for all companies, together with search and rescue efforts and safety for the reason that earthquakes hit the area, he mentioned.
The president additionally famous {that a} complete of 300,000 tents have been arrange and at present, 865,000 of our residents are settled in tents, and 23,500 residents are in containers.
Some 376,000 of our residents keep in dormitories affiliated with the National Education Ministry and the Youth and Sports Ministry, he added.
“Over 1.1 million buildings have been inspected in the region. It was determined that 458,000 independent sections of 139,000 buildings are demolished, about to be demolished and severely damaged,” Erdoğan harassed.
Over 13 million folks have been affected by the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes that have been centered in Kahramanmaraş and struck 10 different provinces — Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Adıyaman, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, and Elazığ.
More than 41,000 folks have been killed by the back-to-back quakes in southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, in keeping with the newest official figures. Thousands of others have been injured.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
