Türkiye stands by Libya in wake of countrys flood disaster, says President Erdoğan

Türkiye stands by Libya in wake of countrys flood disaster, says President Erdoğan

Published September 15,2023


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Türkiye stands by Libya in wake of the nation’s lethal flood catastrophe, mentioned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, including that he had ordered the mobilization of all state sources to assist Libyans.

“As of now Türkiye has dispatched three aircraft and three ships as part of humanitarian aid for flood-battered Libya,” mentioned Erdoğan, addressing an city transformation and earthquake discussion board in Istanbul.

“Our assistance to our Libyan brothers and sisters will continue uninterruptedly to help them overcome these difficult days in a short time,” he added.

At least 6,000 individuals had been killed and 1000’s of others stay lacking because of final weekend’s floods in japanese Libya, in accordance with official figures.

Torrential rains and flooding from Storm Daniel swept a number of areas on Sunday in japanese Libya, most notably Benghazi, Al-Bayda, and Al-Marj, in addition to Soussa and Derna.

LEGISLATION TO MAKE TÜRKİYE QUAKE RESISTANT

Erdoğan additionally mentioned Türkiye will step up work to make the nation earthquake resistant.

The intention of earthquake laws is “to establish the legal infrastructure that will carry out urban transformation in the healthiest, fastest, and fairest way against the reality of earthquakes,” he mentioned.

“From now on, we need to carry out the work by acknowledging all 81 provinces of our country as earthquake zones,” Erdoğan added.

Following the Feb. 6 earthquakes in southern Türkiye, Erdoğan mentioned the nation is rebuilding an earthquake-hit space as massive as a mid-size nation.

Türkiye is among the many world’s most seismically energetic zones. In February, robust earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye killed greater than 50,000 individuals.

In 1999, a powerful quake hit northwestern Türkiye, claiming greater than 18,000 lives.

Source: www.anews.com.tr