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Turkey quake damage estimated at $104 billion: Erdogan

Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake’s epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southeast, on Feb. 7, 2023. (Credit: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told international donors Monday that damage caused to his country by a devastating earthquake was estimated at around $104 billion (97 billion euros).

"Regardless of its economic standing, it is impossible for any country to fight a disaster of this scale on its own," Erdogan told a conference in Brussels via video link. 

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told international donors Monday that damage caused to his country by a devastating earthquake was estimated at around $104 billion (97 billion euros).

"Regardless of its economic standing, it is impossible for any country to fight a disaster of this scale on its own," Erdogan told a conference in Brussels via...