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Türkiye and Syria - Earthquakes Fact Sheet #7, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (February 23, 2023)

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

48,224 Earthquake-related Deaths Reported in Türkiye and Syria
Media – February 2023

118,700 Number of people injured in Türkiye and Syria
Media – February 2023

99,600 Number of Damaged or Destroyed Buildings in Türkiye and Syria
UN – February 2023

610,000 People Exposed to Strong—MMI Level IV—or Above Shaking
USGS – February 2023

  • The February earthquakes continue to generate significant humanitarian needs among affected populations in Türkiye and Syria.

  • UN agencies, including USAID/BHA and State/PRM partners, continue to deliver critical relief supplies to northwest Syria from Türkiye through three border crossing points authorized for UN use.

  • Deteriorated living conditions due to the earthquakes are exposing vulnerable populations in Syria to heightened protection risks, the Protection Cluster reports.