Turkey has so far paid 6.3 million Turkish liras ($745,160) in insurance to 153 victims of last week’s earthquake, the country’s environment minister said Thursday.
A TOTAL OF 8,553 PEOPLE ARE STAYING IN TENTS
Murat Kurum said the Natural Catastrophe Insurance Institution (TCIP) is carrying out the damage assessment. On Friday, a magnitude 6.6 quake rattled Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, killing 114 people.
As many as 36 quake victims are still receiving treatment, Kurum said, adding that seven are in intensive care and five are in critical condition.
As of Thursday, Turkey completed damage assessment of 210,000 sections of 34,072 buildings in Izmir.
A total of 231 buildings have been found to be severely damaged and destroyed, 1,834 slightly damaged and 251 moderately damaged, Kurum added. He urged people to avoid entering severely damaged buildings.
A total of 1.9 million Turkish liras ($224,292) were handed out to occupants of 33 houses and 189 workplaces affected by the mini tsunami in Seferihisar district of Izmir province, he said.