Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that his government is working to transfer half a million earthquake survivors to 100,000 homes within two months, while work will continue to restore life to normal in the affected areas.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government aims to transfer half a million survivors of the double earthquake that struck the south of the country to 100,000 prefabricated homes within two months.
This came in a press conference held on Monday in the capital, Ankara, following a government meeting.
Erdogan stressed, "We will not know peace and rest until life returns to normal in the affected areas."
"Our goal is to transfer an additional half a million earthquake survivors to 100,000 prefabricated homes within two months," he added.
Erdogan added, "We plan to build 488,000 new housing units in the earthquake zones, of which 405,000 are apartments and the rest are rural homes."
The Turkish president also announced that the death toll from the earthquake had risen to 46,104.
On February 6, two violent earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks.
The earthquake disaster, which centered on the state of Kahramanmaraş, claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people and left huge material damage affecting 11 states in the southern part of Turkey.
After the disaster of the earthquake UNRWA launches a humanitarian appeal for the relief of the Palestinians of Syria
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) launched a humanitarian appeal to secure $16 million to meet the humanitarian and early recovery needs of the earthquake-affected Palestinians in Syria.
On Monday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) launched an appeal to secure $16.2 million for the Palestinian refugees affected by the earthquake in Syria.
And the UN agency announced in a statement, "an updated urgent appeal in the amount of $16.2 million, to meet the humanitarian and early recovery needs of Palestine refugees who were affected by this natural disaster (earthquake) in Syria and Lebanon."
She added, "This updated Flash Appeal will enable UNRWA to support affected Palestine refugees with cash and non-food items until August 2023."
According to the agency, "the appeal also seeks funding to rehabilitate UNRWA buildings and Palestine refugee homes that were destroyed or damaged by earthquakes."
In its statement, the agency quoted UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini as saying: "In Latakia, Syria, about 700 people sleep in an UNRWA school."
“We count on our partners to help us assist Palestine refugees at this time of greatest need,” he added.
The agency indicated that it "provided emergency relief services, which include health, psychological, social and mental care, food and cash aid, non-food items, rental subsidies, and housing for Palestine refugees in Aleppo and Lattakia."
According to the same source, "the earthquake also caused damage to the already weak housing and infrastructure in the Palestine refugee camps, including medical and educational facilities and water towers."
On February 6, two earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first with a magnitude of 7.7 and the second 7.6, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, which left tens of thousands of victims and massive destruction in both countries.
UNRWA was established by a decision of the United Nations General Assembly in 1949, with the aim of assisting and protecting refugees in its five areas of operations, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, until a just solution to their case is reached.
Vegetarian appreciates the Saudi deposit and confirms that it reflects Riyadh's confidence in the Turkish economy
Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Noureddine Nabatai, in a tweet on Twitter, appreciated the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to deposit $ 5 billion in the Central Bank of Turkey, stressing that Ankara will continue to strengthen its economic relations with Riyadh and the countries of the region.
The Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance, Noureddine Nabatai, appreciated the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to deposit $5 billion in the Central Bank of Turkey.
This came in a tweet by the minister on Twitter about the agreement concluded on Monday between the Saudi Fund for Development and the Central Bank of Turkey.
Nabati said, "The Saudi Fund for Development's decision to deposit $5 billion with the Central Bank of Turkey within the framework of our increased economic and financial cooperation in the recent period is a positive result of the Saudi administration's confidence in the Turkish economy and our joint efforts."
He stressed that Turkey will continue to strengthen its economic relations with Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region
On Monday, the Saudi Fund for Development announced the signing of an agreement to deposit $5 billion with the Central Bank of Turkey.
According to a statement published by the fund, the agreement came in implementation of the directives of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The agreement was signed in Turkey by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Fund for Development, Ahmed bin Aqil Al-Khatib, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey, Shihab Kavji Oglu.
The Saudi Fund for Development said that the deposit is "an extension of the historical relations and close bonds of cooperation that bind the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the Republic of Turkey and its brotherly people."