The destructive earthquakes in the southeast of Turkey, which according to the latest count of victims have already left at least 24,617 dead and 80,278 injured, are already the worst catastrophic event of the last century in this region of the world, as said during his visit yesterday to Turkey by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at UN, Martin Griffiths, who has described Turkey’s response to the disaster as “extraordinary”. More than 100 countries have sent rescue teams to Turkey, but “it’s going to take a lot more than that,” he says. It is estimated that about 121,000 buildings have been seriously damaged and will have to be demolished. This video shows the magnitude of the destruction in Malatya, one of the 10 provinces of Turkey affected by the 7.8 and 7.6 quakes.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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