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As the death toll from this month’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeded 50,000, a government official announced on Friday that work has started to rebuild homes.
The earthquakes that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on February 6 resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and severely damaged or destroyed more than 160,000 buildings housing 520,000 apartments.
As of Friday night, 44,218 people had died in Turkey as a result of aftershocks, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
“Tenders and contracts have been completed for a number of initiatives. The procedure is going very quickly, “The officer, who requested anonymity, added that safety would not be compromised.
Authorities claim that tents have been sent out for the many homeless people, but some have had difficulty finding them.
“Eight of my kids are mine. We currently occupy a shelter. The shelter is covered in water, and the ground is soggy. We request more tents, but they don’t provide them to us “Melek, 67, who was in line to receive assistance outside a high school in the Hassa town.
A volunteer organization called Interrail Turkey was distributing assistance out of the school. The lack of tents, according to one volunteer named Sumeyye Karabocek, continues to be the primary issue.
NEED FOR HALF A MILLION NEW HOUSES
Erdogan’s administration has come under fire for both how it handled the destruction and for what many Turks claim were years of lax regulation of building quality standards.
He claims that 70,000 village homes and 200,000 apartments would be built under the Turkish government’s initial proposal, which would have cost at least $15 billion. JPMorgan, a U.S. company, estimates that rebuilding homes and utilities will cost $25 billion.
The UNDP estimates that in order to house the 1.5 million people who are currently homeless due to the destruction, 500,000 additional homes will be needed.
It stated that it had asked for $113.5 million of the $1 billion in funds that the UN had sought last week, adding that it would use this money primarily to clear mountains of rubble.
In comparison to the 13 million tons of debris created by the earthquake in northwest Turkey in 1999, the UNDP believes that the disaster produced between 116 million and 210 million tons of debris.
Additionally, Turkey issued new regulations enabling corporations and nonprofits to build homes and offices as gifts for the minister of urbanization to use for the benefit of those in need.
His house and shop were spared the first earthquake, but not the second. The glassware was more exquisite than usual, but after the tremor, everything was destroyed, he said. He estimated that only 5% of his products were truly successful.
What can we do? he enquired. This was a divine deed, and gifts are always part of God’s will.
