TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA - Update: Earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye and northwestern Syria 52,000

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TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA - Update: Earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye and northwestern Syria 52,000

17 Mar 2023

Severe In Türkiye, IOM has reported roughly 2.7 million people displaced within and aftershocks in Hatay and Malatya have aggravated the damage to buildings outside the earthquake-affected areas, but government data estimates the and infrastructure, increasing the number of injuries and casualties. [...] As at 7 March, about 1.6 million people lived in tents, 53,000 people lived in containers, Challenges in cross-border movement between northwestern Syria and Türkiye is also likely and over 299,200 people lived in makeshift settlements in the 11 affected provinces (AA to hinder the procurement of necessary items from Türkiye. [...] As The number of people estimated to be in need of shelter and NFIs ranges from 280,000– at 7 March, in Adiyaman province, roughly half (over 300,000 people) of the population had 900,000 (OCHA 07/03/2023 and 14/02/2023; Global Shelter Cluster 05/03/2023). [...] In Syria, markets are generally accessible for 80% of the affected communities, but a Dust pollution from damage resulting from the earthquakes is likely to increase the risk of shortage of food items has been reported, particularly in Ariha, Harim, and Jisr-Ash-Shugur respiratory illnesses among people still living in the affected areas of both countries. [...] In GCAs, a lack of funding challenges the repair or be expected to decrease the purchasing power of the affected populations in Türkiye and rehabilitation of damaged water networks and water tanks (DFS 10/03/2023).
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