The material damage caused by the earthquakes in Türkiye is over $105 biilion

Property damage from earthquakes in Türkiye is 2 trillion Turkish liras (over $105 billion). This was reported by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury of the country.

Recall that earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred on February 6 in the province of Kahramanmarash in the southeast of the country. Tremors were felt in 11 provinces and neighboring Syria. The Turkish authorities called these earthquakes “the catastrophe of the century.” More than 49 thousand people died after devastating earthquakes rocked Türkiye.

The damage from earthquakes is 2 trillion lira (105 billion 280 million dollars). This is about 6 times more than during the earthquake in the Sea of ​​Marmara region in 1999. This figure corresponds to 9 percent of the expected national income for 2023,” he said. message of the Ministry of Finance state television channel TRT Haber.