Victims of last year’s devastating earthquakes in the southeast of the republic received the keys to their new homes from Turkish authorities. The ceremony took place in Hatay with the participation of President Tayyip Erdoğan. TASS.
According to the head of state, house keys were delivered to 7 thousand 275 citizens. He said that the construction of 75 thousand houses in the earthquake zone was completed within 2 months, and 200 thousand houses are planned to be put into service for earthquake victims by the end of the year.
Last year, on February 6, 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes occurred in Kahramanmaraş and caused large-scale destruction. Aftershocks of the earthquake in Turkey were heard in Syria, Iran and many surrounding countries.
In August, prominent Turkish seismologist Naci Görür statedWe see that the country has entered a period full of devastating earthquakes. He remembered the possibility of dangerous tremors in Istanbul and recommended starting serious work in this direction.
Previously Japanese seismologist guess There is an even stronger earthquake in Turkey.