Turkiye Earthquake Damage Estimated to Exceed $100 Billion: United Nations

 Turkiye Earthquake DamageEstimated to Exceed $100 Billion: United Nations

The World Bank estimated last week that the devastating quake, which flattened entire cities, had caused damage worth more than $34bn in Turkiye, with recovery likely to double that sum.

But Vinton said the Turkish government, with support from UNDP, the World Bank, and the European Union, had calculated far higher damage.

While preliminary, “it is clear from the calculations being done to date that the damage figure presented by the government and supported by the three international partners will be in excess of $100bn she said.