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Damage from Turkey quakes to exceed $100 billion: UNDP

Posted On: Mar. 8, 2023 9:46 AM CST

According to Louisa Vinton, Turkey resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme, damage from the massive earthquakes that struck the country on Feb. 6 is now expected to exceed $100 billion, Reuters reported. The damage figure is much higher to the World Bank’s earlier estimate of around $34 billion. The quakes have already claimed the lives of over 52,000 people and caused extensive destruction throughout the nation.