British newspaper highlights earthquake survivors' concerns on the first anniversary of the disaster

The British newspaper The Guardian featured the February 6 Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes on its pages. In an analysis piece titled “No one can bring back what we lost,” the newspaper also included comments from local residents.

The newspaper's team, which toured the region, reported that some graves are marked with the inscription ‘earthquake martyr’ and that the government has begun building new homes for the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their houses in the earthquakes.

(The Guardian, February 5, 2024)

"DEVASTATION ALMOST THE SIZE OF GERMANY"

The report stated that the destruction covers an area almost the size of Germany, noting that entire cities are filled with mountains of rubble and that the disaster caused an estimated 148.8 billion dollars in damage. It was also noted that this damage corresponds to nearly 10% of Turkey's GDP.

The article mentioned that residents of the Antakya district of Hatay were forced to relocate to different cities after the earthquake, and emphasized that reconstruction efforts are slowly beginning in areas where ruined ancient mosques, Turkish baths, and covered bazaars are located.

News Source: 12punto