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1. Situation overview:
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 refugees1. According to the latest statement from the Ministry of Interior, the number of people who lost their lives is 50,783. Of this figure, 7,302 were refugees. Up to 107,000 were injured. Of the people reported missing, 297 have still not been found.
A total of 9.1 million people were affected by the earthquake disaster, 3 million people were displaced, and 298,000 buildings were completely destroyed.
STL published its latest emergency situation report on 21 June 2023. Below are the developments in the region between 21 June-12 July 2023:
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STL is focusing its emergency response in the provinces of Hatay, Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş, which were most severely affected by the earthquake. STL also supports humanitarian coordination in Malatya. In addition to the 4 most heavily disaster-affected provinces, STL carries out emergency response activities in the 8 provinces of Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Mardin, Adana, Mersin, Izmir and Istanbul.
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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), temporary settlement support (TSS), emergency education, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and emergency protection.
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STL provides micro-grants for survivor and community-led response initiatives in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman and Malatya to help affected communities address their response and recovery needs.
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As of 12 July, STL has reached a total of 427,329 affected people with humanitarian assistance in 11 provinces since 6 February.