More than 49,000 people have been confirmed dead so far in the devastating earthquake that struck near the Syrian border in southern Turkey on the 6th of this month.

It is estimated that the economic damage caused by the earthquake will exceed 11 trillion yen, and there are concerns that recovery will take time.

A total


of 40,000 people


have

been confirmed dead so far in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that occurred in southern Turkey on the 6th of this month and the subsequent earthquake.


Over 9000 people.



In Turkey, many shops, factories, and port facilities were damaged.



According to the Turkish Business and Employers Union, the 10 affected provinces accounted for about 9% of Turkey's GDP = Gross Domestic Product, and the economic damage from the major earthquake was 84 billion dollars, approximately 11.3 trillion in Japanese yen. We estimate that it will exceed the yen.

A bazaar that has become like “Shutter Street”

In a major earthquake, shops and factories were also severely damaged, and the issue of how to support economic activities in the affected areas has become an issue in promoting reconstruction in the future.



The 500-year-old bazaar in Kahramanmaras in the south is usually bustling with shoppers, but after the earthquake, many shops closed their doors and became a so-called "shuttered street." It is



Some shops have collapsed and are still left in rubble. Even in shops where the buildings remain, many of them have closed their shutters because the owner's home was damaged or aftershocks were a concern. I'm staying.



Electricity was restored at the dry goods store in the shopping district, so on the 23rd, it was finally possible to resume business, so the brothers who run it were busy sorting out the scattered products.

His younger brother, Serkan Akchakale (43), said, "Everyone left the city because of the earthquake, but I believe they will come back, and I would like to do it little by little."



Fatih Gül, 41, a watchmaker who opened the shop on the 21st, said, "Somebody has to start it to lift everyone's spirits. I feel pain in the difficult situation, but I will continue to live. I need to be strong for the sake of it," he said.