Erdogan: We will never leave our citizens alone on their hard days

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the housing needs of a total of 1 million 684 thousand citizens in the earthquake area were satisfied.

It is noted that the number of containers for the living of the population, which is currently continuing to be installed, will be increased at the first stage to 100 thousand, and later to 200 thousand.

“We have provided the transfer of representatives of more than 133 thousand apartments in more than 24 thousand buildings with moderate damage to temporary shelter centers or safe places,” says Erdogan.

It is also noted that 7,328 employees of the Ministry of Environment and urban planning are on the verge of completing damage detection work.

“We design all residential areas within the framework of the new urban plan in accordance with its architecture, historical and cultural structure, taking into account the quality of the Earth and the distance to the fault line. We carry out the recovery process based on the principles of the science, speed and strength of our structures. After the completion of the processes of damage detection, destruction cleaning and location determination, the number of these houses in each province will increase,” added The Turkish leader.

It is noted that 373,156 citizens were evacuated from the earthquake area to other cities.

Also, “We will restore homes, jobs, industry, agriculture in all our cities without causing the slightest regression. We will never leave our citizens alone in their difficult days and attempts to rebuild their lives anew,” said President Erdogan.

According to the latest data, the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkiye exceeded 41 thousand.