The February 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria caused Sh5 trillion in damage according to a World Bank rapid damage assessment report.
Turkey was the most affected with the damages amounting to $34.2 billion (Sh4.35 trillion) while Syria accounts for $5.1 billion (Sh653 billion, or Sh0.65 trillion).
More than 40,000 people from both countries were killed.
The report estimates that 1.25 million people in Turkey have been left homeless due to damage to buildings.
The 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that were followed by more than 7,500 aftershocks and two additional earthquakes resulted in the largest such disaster to hit Turkey in over 80 years.
Source : The Sunday Standard
