Earthquake in Van
UN House Ankara · October 27, 2011
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Overview
 Magnitude: 7.2 ( 23 Oct; 13:41 local time)
 12 Provinces including Van, Ağrı, Batman, Igdir,
Muş, Bingöl, Tunceli, Diyarbakır, Siirt, Sirnak,
Mardin, Erzurum.
 Most affected Province Van/Erciş, district .
 Population of Van municipality : 1.022,310 with
567,400 in the city center; rest in the rural areas.
 Worst affected area Erciş municipality with a
population of around 77,464.
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Earthquake in Van
According to the latest official figures
as of October 27, 2011, 11:45hrs.
 Number of Dead: 534
 Number of Injured: 2,300
 Number of people rescued: 185
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7.2 R.S Earthquake, Van Province, 23 Oct 11
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4.6 RS Earthquake, East Region, 26 Oct 2011 at 23.42 hrs
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4.6 RS AFTER-SHOCK, Van City, 26 Oct 2011 at 23.42 hrs
Van
Lake
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Aftermath of the Earthquake
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Aftermath of the Earthquake
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National Response
 Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency
Management Presidency has sent a team of
20 experts to Van to facilitate effective
rescue and relief operations.
 200 experts from various provinces have
been dispatched to Van. These experts
have commenced conducting a rapid
assessment on the damage caused by the
earthquake.
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Rapid assessment on the damage
caused by the earthquake
The team inspected 7069 buildings and
concluded (as of 27 October, 10:00 a.m.)
that:
In the province of Van (including Erciş and rural areas) a total of:
 861 buildings totally collapsed
 3713 buildings (5270 apartments) are
damaged-uninhabitable
 2209 buildings (3446 apartments) are
damaged-habitable
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National Response
 3,816 search and rescue
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teams;
886 health personnel;
18 search and rescue dogs;
593 units of rescue
machinery;
7 air ambulances;
145 land ambulances;
11 mobile hospitals;
33 generators;
75 projectors;
 95 mobile toilets;
 18,722 tents;
 10 communal tents;
 60 pre-fabricated houses;
 84,945 blankets;
 1,130 duvets;
 36 mobile kitchens;
 3,051 kitchen sets;
 5,139 heaters;
 1,545 sleeping bags;
 1 mobile oven.
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Request for International assistance
 The Government has called for international
assistance in the form of tents and
prefabricated houses.
 Erzurum has been identified as the receiving
hub of international assistance coming in by
air. To that end, Erzurum Governorate is
assigned to coordinate and deliver the
humanitarian assistance received to Van.
 For humanitarian assistance coming in by
land, Van Governorship has been tasked to
establish Logistics Reception Center.
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UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE
Assistance to Government
 OCHA -400 TENTS
 UNHCR-2,000 TENTS
 UNFPA- 250 TENTS
Assistance to Kizilay
 UNHCR- 10,000 Blankets
 UNHCR- 10,000 Bed mats
 UNHCR- 2,000 Tents
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Earthquake in Van
 Contacts:
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Mr. Shahid NAJAM, UN Resident Coordinator at
shahid.najam@undp.org and/or +90(532) 409- 5871
 Ms. Halide CAYLAN, UN Coordination Officer at
halide.caylan@undp.org and/or +90(533) 486-6316
 Mr. Selim GIRAY, UN Coordination Assistant at selim.giray@undp.org
and/or +90(533) 445-6691
 For media related issues:
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Mr. Ahmet PARLA, UNIC Information Officer at ahmet.parla@unic.org
and/or +90(533)500-1497
 For security related issues:
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undss@un.org.tr Land: +90 312 454 1100 Mobile: +90 533 922
2030/7774/7773
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Thank You
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