Erdogan: Earthquake directly affected lives of 14 million people

The earthquake and aftershocks caused serious losses and great destruction, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the meeting of the Türkiye National Risk Shield.

He said that the earthquake directly affected the lives of 14 million people: "Over 45,000 people died as a result of the natural disaster. 115 thousand people were injured.”

Erdogan said that the work to eliminate the effects of the earthquake is ongoing

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