Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes

Turkey has begun initial work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as a U.N. Development Program estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless. | Reuters

Authorities say tents have been dispatched for the many who are homeless, but people have reported trouble accessing them.

The school was being used as an aid distribution center by a group of volunteers called Interrail Turkey. One volunteer, Sumeyye Karabocek, said the shortage of tents remained the biggest problem.Erdogan’s government has endured a wave of criticism over both its response to the devastation and what many Turks say were years of non-enforcement of construction quality control.

The UNDP said it estimated that the destruction has left 1.5 million people homeless, with 500,000 new homes needed. Turkey also issued new regulations under which companies and charities can build homes and workplaces to donate to the urbanisation ministry for people in need.

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