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Turkey quake damage estimated to 'exceed $100 billion': UN

Rescuers carrying out mission, in Antakya, Turkey, after the earthquake struck on Feb. 6, 2023. (Credit: Mohammed Yassin/L'Orient Today)

Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.

"Already it is clear that just the damages alone will amount to more than $100 billion," Louisa Vinton of the UN Development Program told reporters via video link from Gaziantep in Turkey, adding that the recovery costs "will be on top of that."


Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.

"Already it is clear that just the damages alone will amount to more than $100 billion," Louisa Vinton of the UN Development Program told reporters via video link from Gaziantep in...