Turkey-Earthquake: Emergency Situation Report (10.05.2023) – Türkiye
On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes with magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 heavily affected the provinces of Adıyaman,
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Adana in Southern and Southeastern Turkiye, where almost 14 million people reside including around 2 million Syrian refugees. Aftershocks continue in the disaster area.
According to the latest statement from the Ministry of Interior on 22 April, the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes is 50,783.
A total of 9.1 million people were affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. 2.5 million children are waiting for support for basic needs.
5.2 million people are waiting for humanitarian assistance. 3 million people were displaced by the earthquake;
1.6 million people are living in informal settlements.
STL published its latest emergency report on 3 May. Below are the developments in the region between 3-10 May:
STL is focusing its emergency response in the provinces of Hatay, Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş, which were most severely affected by the earthquake. STL is also planning to start a micro-grant programme in Malatya. In addition, STL carries out emergency response activities in 8 provinces, namely Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Mardin, Adana, Mersin, İzmir and İstanbul.
STL carries out and plans to continue its activities in the sectors of shelter & non-food items (NFI), food security and livelihoods (FSL), water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), emergency education, temporary settlement support (TSS), mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and emergency protection.
STL will support earthquake-affected local communities in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş with micro-grants for community-led projects that address their own needs.
STL reached a total of 215,333 affected people with humanitarian assistance in 11 provinces since 6
February.
It was announced that the 3-month state of emergency declared for the disaster zone will be lifted on
9 May and will not be extended.
The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced that students residing in the earthquake-affected
provinces who will take the university exam will be allocated an additional 25% quota for placement in
schools in their provinces.
According to AFAD data dated 12 April, there are 710,000 buildings with heavy damage, 180,000
buildings with medium damage and 1,800,000 buildings with light damage in the disaster area.
The dumping of rubble during the demolition of buildings damaged in the earthquake continues to be
a matter of debate. According to media reports, debris was dumped in risky areas such as Narlıca and
Defne in Hatay, near living areas, olive groves and agricultural lands in Altınözü, Belen, Kırıkhan and
Samandağ, stream beds in Adıyaman, agricultural lands and stream banks in Kahramanmaraş
Elbistan.
The Ministry of National Education has mapped remedial education activities provided in disaster
areas.
Since 6 February, 1,880 of 1,914 unaccompanied children have been reunited with their families or are
taken into state care. 34 children have yet to be identified.
As of 4 May, $302.9 million has been funded, representing 30.1% of the UN’s $1 billion Flash Appeal.
