Turkish business organization shares frightening death toll estimate in earthquake as 72 thousand

According to the calculation made by TÜRKONFED (independent business world organization), which represents about 50 thousand companies the number of deaths in the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes may be up to 72 thousand 663, based on data from the 1999 earthquake. According to the same report, the earthquake will cause damage of 84.1 billion dollars.

According to Bloomberg HT’s news, TURKONFED’s report titled ‘2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Disaster Situation’ estimated the loss of life and financial damage based on the data of the Marmara earthquake in 1999.

In TÜRKONFED’s report titled “2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Disaster Situation Report”, forecasts for loss of life and financial damage were prepared based on the data of the Marmara earthquake in 1999.

In the report, the loss of life in the Marmara Earthquake was calculated as 18 thousand 373 people, and the financial damage was calculated as 17.1 billion dollars (accordin to 1999 dollar rate), while it was estimated that the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes would cause 72 thousand 663 loss of life and 84.1 billion dollars of financial damage, using same methodology and based ondata from the 1999 earthquake.

SOURCE: https://halktv.com.tr/gundem/olu-sayisi-kaca-cikacak-son-tahmin-korkuttu-718702h (Translated)