March 8 – BLiTZ. The South Korean government announced a decision to help Turkey in the aftermath of the natural disaster that occurred in February 2023. The Turkish portal got acquainted with such information. <a rel=”nofollow noopener” href=”https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230308005700325?input=rss§ion=news” target=”_blank”>Yonhap News Agency</a>.
At the last meeting on March 8 in South Korea, the country’s authorities decided to send humanitarian aid to Turkey and assist in the construction of temporary shelters for the local population. Representative of South Korea Kang Kyung Hua called the earthquake in Turkey the main disaster of the 21st century.
It is worth recalling that the February earthquakes in Turkey destroyed more than 50,000 residential buildings and claimed the lives of about 50,000 people. According to preliminary estimates in the UN, the material damage amounted to about 90-100 million dollars.
UN Ambassador Louise Vinton estimates damage from earthquake in Turkey at least $100 billion March 7, 2023 at 14:14
