Türkiye: UNDAC Deployment to Türki̇ye

ReliefWeb: Updates by Country 02.05.2024 23:11 Country: Türkiye Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. Overview At 4:17 a.m. on 6 February 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck close to Gaziantep city in southern Türkiye – the most powerful earthquake recorded in the country since 1939. A second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 occurred some nine hours later, with its epicentre only around 70 kilometres from the first earthquake, near Ekinözü city in Kahramanmaras province. The earthquakes had caused catastrophic damage. More than 50,000 people had lost their lives and some 107,000 people have suffered injuries. The earthquake left millions of people homeless and relocated, without immediate access to basic services, such as emergency shelter, food, water and medical care. More than 298,000 buildings had been severely damaged or destroyed, forcing some 3 million people to relocate. An estimated 1.6 million people were residing in informal settlements, mostly in makeshift shelters or tents with extremely basic living conditions and limited or no access to services. The UNDAC team deployed immediately within 24 hours after the first earthquake and was able to establish a coordination center in Gaziantep and in four locations around the affected areas.

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