Thursday, 28 March 2024
Over 50,000 buildings destroyed or heavily damaged: Turkey

Over 50,000 buildings destroyed or heavily damaged: Turkey

All of these risky buildings need to be demolished urgently, the country's Ministry of Urban Planning says in a report. Authorities have so far inspected more than 387,000 buildings across the 10 quake-hit south-eastern provinces.

Turkey says a total of 50,576 buildings have either collapsed or are heavily damaged after last week's two devastating earthquakes.

All of these risky buildings need to be demolished urgently, the country's Ministry of Urban Planning says in a report.

Authorities have so far inspected more than 387,000 buildings across the 10 quake-hit south-eastern provinces.