Türkiye: UN Women Brief on Earthquakes in Türki̇ye: Impacts and Priorities for Women and Girls

ReliefWeb: Updates by Country 22.03.2023 19:50 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: UN Women Please refer to the attached file. Background On February 6th, 2023, Türkiye was struck by two significant earthquakes that resulted in widespread devastation in the Southeast region of the country. Thousands of aftershocks followed. The earthquake affected 11 provinces with a population of around 14 million . Over 48,000 people lost their lives, and over 100,000 have been injured making it the deadliest such disaster since the country’s founding 100 years ago and one of the deadliest worldwide during this century. Thousands of buildings have suffered serious damage, including schools and health care facilities and other public infrastructure such as roads, airport, ports, oil terminals, electricity lines, water provision and sewage. Estimated 2.7 million people have left the affected region and migrated to other parts of the country

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