Nobody ought to doubt that Türkiye has mobilized all state and nationwide means for the earthquake-stricken provinces in its southeast regardless of the huge expanse and the size of the destruction, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned Sunday from the Samandağ district of Hatay, town worse hit by the Feb. 6 catastrophe.
“We have mobilized our military, police, gendarmerie, health care professionals, educators, personnel of all relevant institutions and all our vehicles, from aircraft to helicopters and ships, for our earthquake victims,” he mentioned.
He added that no different nation might reply quicker than Türkiye within the face of such a catastrophe, during which the dying toll reached 48,000, the injured exceeded 115,000, and 50,000 buildings have been destroyed.
He mentioned the federal government plans to finish the development of the “urgently needed 244,000 houses and 75,000 village houses within a year” in Hatay.
“So far, we have set up 426,000 tents in the earthquake zone, and we plan to serve 100,000 containers within two months,” Erdoğan mentioned earlier in Kırıkhan, a district in Hatay.
He assured his authorities would take the mandatory steps “the first chance it gets” to make sure challenges that hindered earthquake response prior to now won’t ever repeat.
Later on Sunday, Erdoğan toured the Qatar-Türkiye Brotherhood Container City in Hatay, which was established with containers despatched by Qatar.
Qatar promised to ship 10,000 containers, and they’re being delivered steadily. While 1,000 containers have arrived, 4,000 others are on the way in which. The variety of containers despatched to the area will attain 10,000 inside a month.
Expressing satisfaction at seeing solidarity from “Türkiye’s friends around the world” ranging from the primary second of the earthquakes, Erdoğan mentioned that Qatar, “as always,” confirmed its generosity within the wake of final month’s earthquakes and offered vital monetary support to Türkiye.
“In the meantime, we started the construction of permanent residences. Hopefully, we will meet the urgent need by completing the construction of 244,000 houses and 75,000 village houses within a year,” he mentioned, including: “We will see all our promises fulfilled when we meet again for the delivery of permanent residences.”
Around half one million folks, together with public officers, volunteers and members of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), rushed to the quake-hit area to offer assist.
More than 47,900 folks have been killed in Türkiye within the quakes on Feb. 6, in keeping with official figures, and over 13 million folks have been affected.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
