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Living among the ruins of the earthquake in Turkey a year later

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One year ago, the disaster left more than 60,000 people dead and more than three million homeless in southern Turkey and northern Syria. The earthquake has generated 3.5 billion cubic feet of debris, 10 times more than the Haiti earthquake of 2010. The Turkish government assures the public that 91% of the demolitions and debris removal projects have already been completed.

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Living among the ruins of the earthquake in Turkey a year later

When it rains in Antakya — the capital of the southernmost Turkish province of Hatay —the streets fill with mud. Huge puddles form on the roads, preventing you from seeing the deep holes in the asphalt, which was damaged by the earthquake in February 2023. Further damage has been caused by the movement of trucks and excavators, which, for the past 12 months, have been working on demolition projects and the clearing of debris in the city.Seguir l…

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One year since the earthquake: Syrians recall moments of losing loved ones in Turkey - Enab Baladi

A full year has passed since the Feb. 6 earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 53,000 and injured over 107,000 others in Turkey, leaving behind 11 affected provinces and cities, many of whose neighborhoods have turned to rubble. A few seconds were a decisive point in the lives of thousands of Syrian families in Turkey, some of whom were able to escape at the last moment, while others died under the debris. “My family was under the rubble…

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