Regime, which allows them residency in Türkiye and access to social services. These refugees are hosted by Türkiye under the temporary protection In the southeast border region near Syria. As a result of that crisis Türkiye is hosting over 4 million refugees, of whom around half lived The earthquakes struck in the area that has been affected by a protracted humanitarian crisis since the start of the Housing conditions, low income households, large numbers of already displaced people, and other socio-economicįactors are likely to face significant issues in the earthquakes. Water, hygiene and sanitation, food items and health including psychosocial support (PSS). Other short-term priority needs include heating, non-food items, Amongst all affected people there is fear of aftershocksĮmergency shelter is a priority need for the response due to the large amount of severe damage to housing, as wellĪs low temperatures due to the winter season. Have been evacuated by the government as of 22 February. Up to three million people are displaced including an estimated 528,146 people that
In total, 11 provinces have been affected with an estimated 9.1 million
Specifically remote districts and villages. Damaged roads limited access to the affected areas in the initial days after the disaster, Samandag district, Hatay, causing further destruction to the already heavily damaged area.Īccording to AFAD, more than three million household units were damaged (out of which 164,300 buildings wereĬompletely destroyed). This was followed by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on the same evening in Weeks after the initial earthquake, a separate 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Defne district, close to the Syrian border Adiyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, and Malatya are reportedly the hardest hit. An additional separate earthquake of 7.6 occurred at 1:24 pm the following day in the A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in Türkiye at 4:17 am on 6 February 2023, followed by eighty-three aftershocksĪt a maximum level of 6.7.
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