ISTANBUL, Nov 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A total of 116 people were killed and 1,035 others wounded, in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey’s western province of Izmir, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), said yesterday.
AFAD said, 137 citizens are still under treatment in hospitals.
Mehmet Gulluoglu, head of AFAD, announced that, the rescue operations were completed in all the 17 collapsed buildings.
Previously, authorities said, a total of 107 people were pulled out alive from the rubbles.
Izmir Mayor, Tunc Soyer, meanwhile, launched an aid campaign on Tuesday, dubbed “One Rent One Home” for those whose apartment buildings collapsed or were heavily damaged.
Those who want to provide rent support or open their homes for citizens who are in need, can submit their notifications online, he said.
“Five hours after we announced the campaign, we received over two million Turkish liras (approximately 235,000 U.S. dollars) of rent support, Soyer announced, on his Twitter account.
“We have retrieved 200 families from staying in tents, thanks to this amount,” he added.
Currently, there are 8,000 temporary shelters established across the province for the survivors. According to the AFAD statement, the government has allocated 29 million liras of resources to the region.
A 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit the Aegean Sea, off the Seferihisar district of Izmir, last Friday.
