Average, over 50,000 buildings collapsed or destroyed in Turkey

A total of 50,576 buildings collapsed or were badly damaged in the massive earthquake that rocked southwestern Turkey early last week. The Turkish authorities announced it today, according to the Dpa. According to the Turkish Ministry of Urban Planning, all buildings at risk must be demolished as a matter of urgency. The authorities have so far inspected more than 387,000 buildings in the ten Turkish provinces affected by the earthquake. The city of Gaziantep has the highest number of buildings needing to be demolished immediately, nearly 12,000, followed by Hatay (10,991) and Kahramanmaras (10,777).