In Turkey, they will do everything possible in order to prepare cities as best as possible for all types of natural disasters. This was written on the social network by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in connection with the next anniversary of the events of the earthquake on August 17, 1999 off the coast of the Marmara Sea in the Woman.
“We never forgot the fact that Turkey is a country under the threat of an earthquake,” said the president.
President Erdogan honored the memory of the victims of the earthquake, and also expressed condolences to the relatives of the dead.
According to him, thanks to the projects of urban transformation in different parts of the country, the construction of 3.3 million houses was ensured.
“Thanks to the projects we have implemented, we provided a safe housing of almost 20 million citizens. After earthquakes on February 6, we initiated the construction of 300 thousand houses in the region,” the Turkish president said.
Today, 76 thousand houses have been transferred to the use of the residents of the region. By the end of the year, another 200 thousand houses are planned for delivery, ”the Turkish leader added.
On the night of August 16 to 17, 1999, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the industrial city of Izmit, located 80 kilometers east of Istanbul. The underground impetus almost to the base destroyed the Image, a fire occurred at the local oil refinery, and Istanbul was left without electricity.
The number of victims of the earthquake exceeded 10 thousand, another 25 thousand people were injured, and 600 thousand were left without a roof over their heads.