A year ago, a devastating earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, leaving behind widespread destruction and a heartbreaking loss of over 59,000 lives. As the affected regions continue to rebuild, many questions linger about the future of these devastated areas. Let's take a closer look at what exactly happened and the challenges faced during the aftermath.
On February 6, 2023, the 7.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 4 a.m., lasting for a staggering 85 seconds. Within 24 hours, over 570 aftershocks followed, including a powerful magnitude 7.5 temblor in Turkey's Kahramanmaras province. According to the latest government figures released by Turkey's Environment and Urbanization Minister Mehmet Ozhaseki, around 680,000 homes either collapsed or were rendered uninhabitable, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need of shelter.
