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APRIL 2023 9th EDITION
ADIYAMAN MALATYA
Also Adıyaman experienced rescue delays like While an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was
Hatay. Aid reached the area a day later and until experienced in Malatya, many buildings were
then, many people were stuck in the ruins. Others destroyed. According to the first reports, 300
had a hard time as it was very cold at night in the buildings collapsed completely in the city center,
first days. The children got sick because the tents while thousands of houses were heavily damaged.
were not warm enough. The most troublesome
thing in the first days was heating. Since there was We have a total of 284 deaths, 2,025 injured and
no electricity in the city, the people tried to warm 1710 destroyed buildings. A total of 2,786 search
up with the stoves. and rescue teams are in the field, this number is
increasing every moment.
OSMANİYE
From the first moment, teams came and search
and rescue efforts started in Osmaniye.
Dormitories were opened for earthquake victims.
Soup kitchens were established and hot food
distributions started. In the first days, 152 facilities
were opened for earthquake victims.
GAZİANTEP
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 had ŞANLIURFA
occurred in Gaziantep and the people were very
nervous. After a long night, the people who were Şanlıurfa was greatly affected by this earthquake
pulled out of the rubble, one by one, boosted the which was felt widely with magnitudes of 7.7 and
morale of the people. In every province, search 7.6. While it was learned that there were buildings
and rescue teams continued to work and tents destroyed in the severe earthquake, governor Salih
continued to be set up for the earthquake victims. Ayhan made a speech and warned people to move
to safe places. Buildings collapsed around Veysel
Karani District and Bahçelievler Junction. It was
ADANA noted that a mosque in Karaköprü district was also
destroyed. The governorate also warned to keep
During and after the earthquake, people in Adana away from the roads so that aid could reach the
lost their lives. The Çukurova district, which can be city and could be delivered to the citizens in need.
called one of the new settlements of Adana is the
place where the most extensive building collapses
occurred.