What are the last events of the second month of the Great Earthquake?

Two months have passed since two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaras. These earthquakes, some of the most devastating we have experienced in our recent history, were effective in 10 of our cities. While thousands of our people died in the earthquake, countless buildings and settlements were reduced to rubble. The fact that the housing, hygiene and water management problems in some regions affected by the earthquake could not be completely solved, the incredible practices of some institutions, especially the Red Crescent, the reactionary statements of politicians and the many different scandals that the country faced with a great disaster after the earthquake, it made us stay…

However, two months later, the earthquake was almost forgotten. May 14 elections, presidential candidates, alliances, political divisions, statements, controversy and many other factors have led to the fact that the earthquake has gradually moved away from the agenda. As the presidential election approaches, the election has become the first item on the country’s agenda. However, in the second month of the catastrophe, the fact of the earthquake continues to exist in all its nakedness. Let’s see together what events happened in the second month of the great catastrophe, what is the latest situation in the region.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced that as of April 5, 50,399 people had died as a result of the earthquakes in Kahramanmaras.

Speaking on the TV channel, Soylu said:The loss of life increased to 50 thousand 399 people. The death is less explained, the words are speculation, the identification continues, the number can be updated.he said.

Vice President Fuat Oktay said the number of buildings to be demolished in the earthquake zone is 298,448 buildings.

The Ministry of Treasury and Finance announced that the property damage caused by two strong earthquakes in Kahramanmaras is estimated at 2 trillion Turkish liras, or $103.6 billion.

However, in the statementA total of 351.4 billion Turkish lira was lost due to emergency support and expenses, garbage removal works, insurance payments, income loss payments, all other types of support and expenses, as well as a decrease in national income.‘ was stated.

According to the Kandilli Observatory, 20,264 earthquakes occurred in the region after the February 6 earthquakes.

Director of the Institute for Earthquake Research of the Kandilli Observatory prof. Dr. Haluk Ozener shared on his social media account:After the earthquakes that occurred in Sofalici-Shehitkamil-Gaziantep at 04.17 on February 6, 2023 and in Ekinozyu-Kahramanmarash at 13:24, as of April 5, 2023 at 20:30, 20264 earthquake decisions were made in the region.” used phrases.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) published a report on the second month of the earthquake.

There are also quite remarkable sections in the “Second Moon Earthquake Report” published by TTB.

The earthquake report for the second month indicated that 6 million people in the disaster area faced a housing problem.

Member of the Central Council of TTB Dr. Karer Yurtdash said that according to official figures, 2 million people are in temporary shelters in the region, 3 million people have migrated outside the earthquake zone and 800 thousand people have settled in rural areas in the disaster zone, thus about 6 million people are facing housing problems. .

In the second month of the earthquakes in Kahramanmaras, living conditions in some areas affected by the earthquake did not improve.

It is stated that, especially in some regions where tent camps are being created, accommodation conditions are extremely inadequate. From the earthquake zone; There is news that there are important challenges in areas such as infrastructure, meeting the needs of vulnerable populations, nutrition, waste management, health services and security.

Unresolved housing and infrastructure problems raise the risk of epidemics in the region

Specialists warn that epidemics in the region may arise due to the significant destruction of infrastructure and sewerage systems in the earthquake zone and many important problems, especially in terms of hygiene, in temporary accommodation and tent cities.

Some experts, on the other hand, say that diseases such as measles, scabies, rabies and infectious meningitis have so far been observed in the region, and that the necessary measures must be taken as soon as possible to protect the health of the population. However, the Ministry of Health states that there is no epidemic in the region.

Two months after the great catastrophe, 317 people were arrested.

As part of the investigations carried out on destroyed, damaged or zoning buildings in the earthquake zone, 317 people were detained, including 108 contractors, 173 foremen, 18 developers and 18 reconstructions.