According to various estimates, the economic damage suffered by Turkey as a result of the earthquakes reaches tens of billions of dollars – 2024-03-04 23:42:27

by times news cr

2024-03-04 23:42:27

After the devastating earthquakes that took place on February 6, calculations are continuing in Turkey to assess the economic damages suffered by that country.

Thus, the Confederation of Turkish Entrepreneurs, whose members are 30 federations and 50,000 companies, published data as a result of analysis, according to which the Turkish economy suffered a loss of 84.1 billion dollars from the two earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023. “Anadolu” agency informs about it.

According to “Anadolu”, the World Bank also made predictions, stating that the direct material damage suffered by Turkey from the earthquakes of February 6 amounted to 34.2 billion dollars, and more than twice the mentioned amount will be required for rehabilitation works in the regions affected by the earthquake.

Numerical data about the victims of the earthquake were also summarized. as of March 6, the number of dead was 46,104.

According to the UNDP, 100 million cubic meters of construction debris was created from the rubble of buildings destroyed by earthquakes in the south and southeast of Turkey.

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