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Situation overview:
A devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Southern Türkiye in the early hours of 6 February with its epicenter in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaras province. The earthquake affected the neighboring provinces of Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Adana where almost 16 million people reside including about 1.8 million Syrian refugees. A second major earthquake hit the region after 9 hours with 7.5 magnitude, causing further destruction of 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 is 50,399. Reported 1,200 people have yet to be identified 60 days into the disaster. According to the latest official figures, the number of injured stands at 107,204.
Support to Life (STL) published its previous Situation Report on 30 March.
Below are listed a number of regionwide developments for the period of 30 March - 6 April:
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On 3 April, AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority) announced that the 6 provinces of Bingöl, Kayseri, Mardin, Tunceli, Niğde and Batman are included in the list of earthquake affected provinces due to the presence of buildings with minor, moderate or severe damage.
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The earthquakes affected 4 million school-age children, including 350,000 refugee children. 254,000 students who left the earthquake-affected provinces continue their education in 71 other provinces. Another 11,064 students who had previously moved from the earthquake zone to other provinces have returned to the affected area. In 10 affected provinces, 2,026 temporary learning spaces consisting of tents, containers or prefabricated schools were established. Although the 2022-2023 academic year will end on 16 June, summer programs will be organized to compensate for the loss of learning due to school closures. The President announced that 45,000 new teachers will be appointed across Turkey, prioritizing appointments in earthquake-affected provinces.
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Approximately 2.4 million people are living in temporary shelters in the earthquake zone, of which around 1.6 million are in scattered temporary settlements. The most severely affected regions are Hatay, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya, where 92% of the population is living in temporary settlements. Hatay has the highest number of people living in both formal and informal temporary shelters.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced that 14,400 births are expected in the earthquake zone next month and 130,000 women are pregnant.
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The President announced that the construction of 67,50 houses and village houses has started in the earthquake area and that 319,000 houses and 14,600 workplaces are planned to be built within a year. It was also announced that the Turkish Government has distributed and installed 525,000 tents and 36,000 containers.
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STL continues its emergency response in the 12 provinces of Hatay, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Batman and Adana, as well as Mardin, Mersin, Ankara, İzmir and Istanbul. STL plans to intervene in Malatya soon.