Türkiye Earthquake: Emergency Report (12.04.2023) – Türkiye

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Status overview:

A devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck southern Turkey in the early hours of February 6 with its epicenter in the Pazarcic district of Kahramanmaras province. The earthquake affected the neighboring provinces of Adiyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakir, Elazig and Adana, home to nearly 16 million people, including about 1.8 million Syrian refugees. A second major earthquake struck the area 9 hours later, with a magnitude of 7.5, causing further damage to the damaged buildings. Aftershocks continue in the disaster area.

The Minister of Interior announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake reached 50,399, and 1,200 people have not yet been identified 60 days after the disaster. According to the latest official figures, the number of injured is 107,204.

Support Life (STL) published its previous report on the situation on 6 April. The following is a list of a number of regional developments for the period from 6-12 April:

 According to the Ministry of Interior, 2.6 million affected people live in 345 formal tent settlements and 79,000 people live in 305 formal container settlements. 1.6 million people live in informal temporary settlements. According to the statement of the Deputy Director General for Credit and Dormitories (KYK), 144,847 people affected by the disaster live in dormitories.

 Disaster and Emergency Management stated that people affected by the disaster who moved outside the earthquake area have started to return to their territories in the affected area.

 1,605 university students, 121 of whom were foreigners, were killed in the earthquake, and a total of 1,609 injured students are still receiving treatment in hospitals. The number of students who lost family members in the earthquake reached 21,341 and the number of students whose homes were damaged is 102,916. A total of 56,987 students fled to other provinces. .

According to the latest statement issued by the Ministry of Family and Social Services, 1,774 out of 1,915 unaccompanied minors have been reunited with their families. 79 children were taken under state protection. The process of identifying 33 children is ongoing.

The need for shelter, health and water, sanitation and hygiene services remains high. Limited disinfection of water sources and increased cases of scabies, lice, vomiting, diarrhea and pneumonia in some earthquake-affected areas is a concern.

 In the earthquake zone, 15 organizations are providing hot meals and first aid food through community kitchens, reaching approximately 2.3 million people daily.

 The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is focusing its emergency response in the most affected governorates of Hatay, Adiyaman and Kahramanmaraş. In addition, the STL is complementing its emergency response with activities in 8 provinces of Diyarbakir, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Mardin, Adana, Mersin, Izmir and Istanbul. The STL plans to conduct an assessment in Malatya next week.

 Support to Life implements and plans to continue its activities in the sectors of Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI), Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education and Temporary Settlement Support (TSS), Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and emergency protection.

 The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has reached a total of 186,042 affected persons in 11 districts since 6 February

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