Coping with Disaster: Turkey`s Response to Kahramanmaras Earthquake

Case Code: OPER163 Case Length: 13 Pages Period: 2023 Pub Date: 2024 Teaching Note: Available

Price: Rs.400 Organization : Industry : Countries : Turkey Themes: Disaster Management, Disaster Recovery Planning

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On February 6, 2023, at 4:17 am (local time), a massive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border. After a gap of nine hours, another earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred in the southwest region of Turkey. The event termed the Kahramanmaras earthquake had an impact on 11 provinces of Turkey where nearly 14 million people lived. The earthquakes and the subsequent tremors caused widespread devastation, killing 50,000 people and injuring 108,000 others. , Millions were forced to take shelter in tents or move to other cities. More than 160,000 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged due to the disaster. Schools and hospitals were also destroyed. Hundreds of people lay trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. To make matters worse, the earthquake affected zone was home to 4.1 million Syrian migrants, who were already dependant on Turkey for humanitarian assistance..

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