Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes

    ANTAKYA/ANKARA, Turkey - 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 (UNDP) estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that killed more than 43,500 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in neighbouring Syria. Facing an election within months, President Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to rebuild homes within a year, although experts have said the authorities should put safety before speed. Some buildings that were meant to ...

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