Türkiye: Earthquake and flooding impact in Hatay province
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02/05/2023
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Türkiye: Earthquake and flooding impact in Hatay province
Overview
Two earthquakes hit southern Türkiye on 6 February 2023, affecting Hatay province. As at 8 April, the province had recorded over 22,000 deaths from the earthquakes, the highest reported across the 11 earthquake-affected provinces in Türkiye. As at 1 March, the earthquakes had displaced an estimated 774,500 people in Hatay, out of a total provincial population of two million, including 350,000 Syrian refugees. As at mid-April, Hatay province had an estimated 1,456,000 people residing in temporary shelters, the highest number across all earthquake-affected provinces.