Regarding the massive earthquake that struck southern Turkey last month, the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) has predicted that the damage will exceed 100 billion dollars in Turkey alone and 13 trillion yen in Japanese yen. I will seek further help from the ground.
About 52,000 people have been confirmed dead, including about 46,000 in Turkey and about 6,000 in neighboring Syria, in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Turkey on the 6th of last month and the subsequent earthquake.
One month after the earthquake, the UNDP = United Nations Development Program announced on the 7th that the damage amount in Turkey alone will exceed 100 billion dollars, or 13 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
After that, he appealed that in the future, it is necessary to develop facilities for providing hot meals and nursing care facilities for the elderly in the disaster area.
On the 16th of this month, a conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, to support the affected areas by the EU = European Union, etc., and UNDP will seek further financial support from the international community.