(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Restoration of
the areas in Türkiye, destroyed as a result of the earthquake, will
require large investments, Chairman of the Turkish-Azerbaijan
Businessmen and Industrialists Public Union (TUIB) Huseyin
Buyukfirat said during the presentation of the 'Fraternal Aid'
support platform at the Baku SME House, trend reports.
According to Buyukfirat, over 13 million people live in those
areas.
'We do not rule out that several million citizens will have to
evacuate to other parts of Türkiye. We understand that large
investments will be required to restore the devastated cities and
we are confident that our brothers, partner countries will provide
us with the necessary support,' he added.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye
on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven
kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were subjected to
severe destruction.
The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of
Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that
three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result of the earthquake
that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the latest data, as a result of the earthquake,
6,957 people were killed, 38,224 people were injured, and 5,894
buildings were destroyed.
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