After the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred on January 24 in Elazig, officials of the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization visited the buildings and found damage. According to the damage to the buildings ‘little’, ‘middle’ and ‘heavy’ status was given.
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With the completion of the damage assessment works, appeals tables were created in the reports given for the buildings in many schools. (PHOTO: WORD)
With the completion of damage assessment works, appeals tables were created in the reports given for buildings in many schools; In two days, 4 thousand 759 citizens petitioned to the appeal tables. He claimed that the damage to the buildings was underestimated in many earthquake victims.
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During the two-day period, 4 thousand 759 appeals were submitted to the appeal tables. (PHOTO: WORD)
According to the latest data, the situation in the damage assessment studies in Elazig is as follows:
NUMBER OF HEAVY DAMAGED BUILDINGS APPROACHED 8 THOUSANDS
– Damage assessment was carried out in 59 thousand 300 buildings.
– Number of emergency demolished buildings: 566
– Number of ruined buildings: 252
– Number of heavily damaged buildings: 7 thousand 319
– Number of medium damaged buildings: 1650
– Number of lightly damaged buildings 15 thousand 158
– Number of buildings without damage: 25 thousand 117