AFAD President Yunus Sezer shared the latest situation regarding the earthquakes, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş and affecting 11 provinces. Sezer announced the number of people who lost their lives in devastating earthquakes. Users wonder how many people were injured 21 days after the earthquake, and how many lost their lives. So, how many lives were lost in Kahramanmaraş earthquakes? How many people died in the earthquake, how many people were injured and rescued? Here are the details…
HOW MANY PEOPLE DID IN THE EARTHQUAKE, HOW MANY INJURED WAS RECOVERED?
The number of casualties and injuries related to the earthquakes that took place in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023 at 04.17 and 13.40 continue to be announced every day. Yunus Sezer announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes was 44,374.
Especially in Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Hatay, Gaziantep and Adıyaman, the number of casualties is increasing day by day in earthquakes that caused great destruction.
AFAD CHAIRMAN YUNUS SEZER ANNOUNCED
Yunus Sezer made a statement at AFAD Headquarters,
“Search and rescue work has been completed in nearly 21 thousand buildings in the region. At the moment, we are completely focused on the debris removal work. Improvement works are continuing intensively. All steps are being taken to normalize life as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we have lost 44,374 people in this process.
Currently, 12 thousand 171 construction machines are actively in the region. We use aircraft extensively. We are trying to reach the most remote corners of the earthquake zone. Currently, 13 thousand 771 flights have been organized with 78 aircraft and 116 helicopters.