The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced that the death toll from the earthquakes has risen to 41,156, while search and rescue work continues in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay states only after the Turkish authorities announced that they had stopped in the remaining affected states.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced the end of the search work in all Turkish states, except for the states of Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, and the death toll has risen to 41,156 people.
In the press conference held by the head of AFAD, Yunus Cesar, on Sunday, he confirmed that the Turkish institutions and bodies will continue to work with intensive efforts in removing the rubble and establishing camps, prefabricated cities and related infrastructure.
He pointed out that the total number of tents erected in the earthquake zones amounted to 250,000 and will reach 300,000 soon.
In the context, the Turkish Minister of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change, Murat Qorum, announced the completion of the construction of 4,500 temporary housing units to shelter those affected by the earthquakes.
Korum stressed that the buildings that will be constructed in earthquake zones will not exceed 4 floors after choosing the appropriate sites, while preserving the cultural character of the areas in which the construction will take place.
In a press statement, the director of the earthquake and disaster reduction department in Avad, Orhan Tatar, indicated that the number of aftershocks that followed the first earthquake exceeded 6040.
He stressed that his administration is working on assessing the effects of the earthquakes that occurred in the south of the country so far, and periodically assessing the condition of the dams in the affected areas.
Earlier, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu announced that the number of buildings in which search and rescue operations took place in the earthquake-affected areas exceeds 20,000.
Soylu said in statements that they were in the area with many ministers, government officials, NGO representatives and volunteers since the first hours of the earthquake.
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 and the second 7.6 degrees, and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in both countries.
Northern Syria The earthquakes caused the destruction of 1,314 homes and losses of $356 million
The Syria Response Coordinators team announced that the earthquakes that occurred on February 6 caused the destruction of 1,314 homes in Syria, in addition to damaging about 25,000 homes. The team also noted that the material losses caused by the devastating earthquakes are estimated at more than 356 million US dollars.
The Syria Response Coordinators team announced that the earthquakes that occurred on February 6 caused the destruction of 1,314 homes in northwestern Syria, in addition to damaging about 25,000 homes.
The team also indicated that the material losses caused by the devastating earthquakes are estimated at more than 356 million US dollars.
This came in a statement published by the team today, Monday, on its Facebook page, and it said in the statement that "the northwestern region of Syria is facing enormous difficulties in estimating economic losses after the earthquake it was exposed to, as preliminary statistics for estimating the size of material losses in the region show terrifying numbers about the possibility of recovery." the area from the damage documented so far.
"So far, the number of affected people has reached 965,833 people, and it is expected that the number of affected people will increase to 1.3 million people as a result of the huge increase in the number of people in need of emergency humanitarian assistance," he added in the statement.
Earlier Thursday, the team announced that the number of people displaced by the devastating earthquakes has increased to more than 170,000 in northwestern Syria.
On the other hand, the team indicated that the UN aid is still limited, as it reached only 114 trucks within one week, 93% of which came through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing, despite the opening of two additional crossings. It is expected that 24 UN trucks will enter from the Bab Al-Hawa and Bab Al-Salama crossings.
The team also explained that "the Syrian regime stole a large part of the humanitarian aid received and distributed it to its affiliated militias and sold the other part to the affected people. Thus, the Syrian regime was able to show that its areas are in dire need of humanitarian aid."
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 and the second 7.6 degrees, and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in both countries.
A convoy of 46 trucks Greece sends new aid to the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey
Greece continues to mobilize its aid for the earthquake-affected areas in southern Turkey, as new humanitarian aid was launched Sunday from the Greek city of Piraeus to the areas affected by the disaster. The aid includes thousands of blankets, 7.5 tons of medicine and 2.5 tons of medical supplies.
On Sunday, new humanitarian aid was launched from Greece to the earthquake-affected areas in southern Turkey.
The Anadolu Agency correspondent said that the aid was launched from the Peace and Friendship Stadium in the Greek city of Piraeus.
The aid was loaded onto 46 trucks as part of a campaign coordinated by the Presidency of the Attica region, which includes the capital, Athens.
The aid includes thousands of blankets, 7.5 tons of medicine and 2.5 tons of medical supplies.
Greece was "one of the first countries to rush to offer assistance" after the earthquake disaster that struck southern Turkey, according to Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Its Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, visited Turkey a few days ago to express Athens' solidarity with Ankara, and was briefed on the progress of relief operations in the earthquake-affected Hatay province.
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 degrees and the second 7.6 degrees, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, which caused huge losses of lives and property in both countries.
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