Erdogan said after visiting the affected areas
Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan visited the country's worst-hit southern region.
At this time, he said, we will reorganize the affected 10 districts within the next one year. As was done during previous earthquakes.
He said to the people, you have nothing to be disappointed. We will not leave anyone homeless. We are negotiating with hotels, where you will be accommodated. At this time, he announced emergency assistance for the affected families.
He also admitted the delay in reaching the rescue team in the southern region.
President Erdogan visited Kahramanmaras, the worst affected area, on Wednesday. At that time, he said, 'We have gathered all our capabilities. The government is working through the municipalities, especially through the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.'
According to a Reuters report, 6 UN relief trucks entered the northwest of Syria through the Bab Al Hawa crossing on the border between Turkey and Syria on Thursday.
The earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. local time in Turkey on Monday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, with its epicenter near the Turkish city of Gaziantep on the Syrian border.
All around are the ruins of buildings destroyed by the earthquake. A vigorous search for life is still underway in the rubble. Rescue workers are fighting against time.
Because, as time passes, the hope of saving the living people is fading. At least 60 countries in the world are helping the two affected countries.
After the earthquake, efforts to send humanitarian aid, including rescue teams, to the affected areas of Turkey-Syria continue. Various countries and organizations including United Nations, EU, NATO, United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, India, Japan, Iraq, Iran, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, and Pakistan have sent aid.
People who survived the earthquake are living in miserable conditions. They are running to different places for food and shelter. Those whose relatives are still trapped under the rubble, their helplessness, is the most.
Some of them said that they could hear the cries of their relatives from under the rubble. But they can't do anything. Besides, their response is slowly getting weaker.
The Turkish president said, that 6,444 buildings were destroyed in this one of the worst earthquakes in the history of the country, announcing that 10,000 lira compensation will be given to each affected family, he said that within the next one year, we will complete the reconstruction process in 10 provinces. As I did in the previous earthquake. For this purpose, mass housing campaign will be started.
Meanwhile, the Turkish president announced three months of mourning in Turkey due to the earthquake. Earlier, a week of mourning was initially announced. Apart from this, school closure has been announced in the country till February 13.
Rescue operations are underway in 10 provinces of Turkey hit by a terrible earthquake. Rescue teams from more than 60 countries have been sent to the country. These teams are conducting rescue operations in coordination with the relevant departments of Turkey.
But there is a communication breakdown in conducting operations in remote and disaster prone areas of the country. In this situation, the Turkish authorities have deployed drones in those areas.
TRT World reports that local and international search and rescue teams are working tirelessly to save as many people as possible despite widespread disasters and adverse weather conditions.
Ismail Demir, head of Turkey's defense industry, said the deployment of drones to provide uninterrupted communications in disaster-prone areas is using domestically developed technology for the first time.
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