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Turkey : Earthquake : 1999/11/12
GLIDE: EQ-1999-000449-TUR  DRR & Disaster Information

Duration 1999/11/12
Country
   or
District		 Turkey
Name Earthquake
Outline Great earthquake occured in North West part of Turkey on 12th Nov. 16:57(GMT). At least 894 people were killed and 5,108 others injured (23/1/1999）.The epicenter was Duzce, a township of Bolu, one of the provinces already affected by the 17 August earthquake. The earthquake was strongly felt across Western Turkey, including Ankara, which is geologically considered a safe area.

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
IFRC 2000/01/24
The number of the dead by 17 August earthquake is 17,100, and the injured is 44,000.
The number of the dead by 12 November earthquake is 845, and the injured is 4,948.
Total:the dead 17,945 the injured 48,948
The number of collapsed homes/businesses by 17 August eartquake is 77,300, and damaged is 244,500.
The number of damaged homes/businesses by 12 November eartquake is 15,389, and damaged is 26,529.
Total:collapsed 92,689 damaged 271,029

OCHA Situation Report No. 13 1999/11/26
The number of fatalities had increased to 759, while the number of injured remained unchanged at 4,948.
1,342 buildings have to be demolished urgently, in addition to which there are 5,868 housing units and 1,025 commercial premises which are heavily damaged or destroyed.

OCHA Situation Report No.9 1999/11/22

In Duzce, the State hospital was badly damaged by the earthquake and temporary tents/containers provide most of the outpatient facilities.
In Bolu, the three hospitals were severely damaged and are considered unsafe. Temporary facilities have been set up in tents provided by the Army and the Spanish Red Cross and serious/surgical cases are referred to Ankara. 		UNICEF reported about their assessment regarding education. 11 schools out of 20 are unusable in Kaynasli. The will set up 50 large tents in the next few weeks in order for children to go to school.

IFRC 1999/12/10
Casualty figures from the November earth-quake now stand at 808 confirmed dead and 4,948 injured. Some 8,390 houses and 1,519 businesses are heavily or moderately damaged. More than 2,085 buildings are due for demolition, in addition to some 900 that collapsed.

OCHA Situation Report No.2 1999/11/13
The total affected population is estimated at 80,000 or some 17,000 families. It is to be noted, however, that the figure includes a tent population of approximately 14,000 resulting from the August earthquake. First the earthquake, and then the landslide triggered by it, caused severe damage also to the highway system in the region. The Ankara-Istanbul expressway, the main artery to the affected area, is only partly operational Saturday morning because of cracks as large as 7 m wide and 8 m deep around Bolu.
OCHA Situation Report No.12 1999/11/25
As of 24 November 1999, 08.00 hrs, the Prime Minister's Crisis Management Centre (PMCMC) reported that the number of fatalities had reached 749 and the number of injured 4,948. The total number of tents, including these set up following the 17 August earthquake, is 32,155: 21,143 in Duzce, 7,712 in Bolu and 3,300 in Kaynasli. The water treatment plant in Duzce is working at 50% capacity. The water network in Duzce is being inspected for leakage.
Nine children were reported to be infected by measles in Golcuk. The Health Department of Golcuk started a vaccination campaign for children under 14.
OCHA Situation Report No.11 1999/11/24
Dead: 719
Injured: 4,948 (includes people injured on 12 November in Kocaeli)
*As of 23 November 1999, the Prime Minister's Crisis Management Centre (PMCMC) 		The initial damage assessment has yielded the following figures for buildings in the area:

Buildings that need to be demolished urgently:1,503
Collapsed or heavily damaged residential units: 4,858
Collapsed or heavily damaged commercials units:1.025		 The impact of the earthquake on agriculture and forestry is not direct. However, both the availability of seeds and the marketing for the farmers have been negatively affected.
Production and manufacturing have suffered serious disruption and are at present running at about one fifth of their capacity. Construction activity has ceased almost entirely.
OCHA Situation Report No.10 1999/11/23
Dead: 710
Injured: 5,108
* As of 21 November, According to the Prime Minister's Crisis Management Centre (PMCMC) 		The initial damage assessment has yielded the following figures for buildings in the area:

Collapsed: 976
Heavily damaged: 63
Medium damaged: 293
Lightly damaged:1,034
OCHA Situation Report No.6 1999/11/17
According to reports by the Prime Ministry Crisis Management Centre, the number of fatalities is 549 and of injured 3,299, as of 13.00 hrs 16 November 1999.
According to the military, there are 50,000 persons without adequate accommodation in the region. 		Additional tent cities are being established. At the same time, families have started moving into prefabricated housing units. Additional sites for prefabricated housing and tent cities have been identified in Bolu, Duzce and Golyaka and work on infrastructure has started.
AFP 1999/11/16

More than 700 buildings were destroyed in the quake. About half of those destroyed -- 350 -- were in Duzce, a city of 80,000 inhabitants sitting over the temblor's epicenter.
OCHA Situation Report No.4 1999/11/15
The number of fatalities was 349 and injuries 2,386 as of 14.00 hrs, Sunday, 14 November 1999, according to the Prime Ministry Crisis Center.
In Duzce, the entire population of 76,000 is camping out, with 46,000 of already displaced by the 17 August tremors. In Kaynasli, UNICEF reports, some 12,000 people, inclusive of the rural periphery population, are also camping out. 		Some 712 buildings have been demolished or suffered heavy damage with most serious physical damage concentrated in Duzce and Kaynasli, according to the Prime Ministry Crisis Centre.
The Istanbul - Duzce and Bolu - Ankara highways are open for traffic. However, the communication lines in Duzce are seriously damaged and are not operational. 		In Duzce, the entire population of 76,000 is camping out, with 46,000 of already displaced by the 17 August tremors. In Kaynasli, UNICEF reports, some 12,000 people, inclusive of the rural periphery population, are also camping out.
BBC News 1999/11/15 15:24GMT
The official crisis centre says 452 people were killed and 2,385 injured in the powerful quake.
However hundreds of people are still unaccounted for and it is believed the death toll could be much higher because many families have buried their loved ones quickly according to Muslim tradition.

Transport Minister Enis Oksuz said the quake could cost Turkey's fragile economy $10bn - on top of the $12bn from August's disaster.
CNN News 1999/11/14 01:23(GMT)
Dead 374
Injured 2923

BBC News 1999/11/13 06:47(GMT)
More than 360 people have been killed, and some 1,800 injured. But with hundreds of people still unaccounted for, the government says it expects casualty figures to rise considerably.

BBC News 1999/11/12 18:50(GMT)
120 people have died and more than a thousand have been injured. Local people said some 30 buildings had collapsed.
The earthquake was followed by five aftershocks measuring more than five on the Richter scale, according to the Kandilli Seismic Institute in Istanbul.
CNN News 1999/11/12 16:26(GMT)
Though there was no official tally. At least 1,000 people were believed to have been injured.



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    There are 12,240 personnel, 2,251 construction machines, 21 helicopters, 4 rescue aircraft and 274 various vehicles working in the recovery operation in the area. As of 9 December 1999, there are 404 doctors, 321 nurses, 1,039 health personnel, 456 ambulances, 3 air-ambulances, 8 mobile hospitals and 31 mobile polyclinics active in the area.

  • IFRC 1999/12/10
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    In Bolu, 622 prefabricated houses, 2 prefabricated cafeteria buildings and 1 prefabricated school, with 8 classrooms, have been completed and 352 of the prefabricated houses constructed earlier have been made available to the earthquake victims.
  • OCHA Situation Report No.12 1999/11/25
    Due to high demand on timber for shelter and fuel wood, the pressure on the forestry resources is increasing, which may lead to the partial destruction of forests.
  • OCHA Situation Report No.11 1999/11/24
    The following relief items have been dispatched to the affected area: Tents 32,822
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  • AFP 1999/11/24
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    Winterized tents still remain the most pressing need. As not all tents provided so far are winterized, at least 22,000 winterized tents are urgently required in the area.
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    The number of fatalities stood at 550 and of injured at 3,305. The number of buildings that have collapsed is 715. In addition to the 1,053 prefabricated housing units that have already allocated to the victims, work is underway to construct an additional 716 in three locations in Duzce and Kaynasli. Two tent cities are being established in Kaynasli to shelter 500 and 750 people respectively.
  • AFP 1999/11/18
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    Immediate needs concentrate in temporary shelter (tents and prefabs) and assorted requirements (blankets, sleeping bags, winter clothing, heaters, generators, torches, etc.). Temperature is forecast to fall to minus 5 degrees C in the disaster area at night.
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    The quake left 452 dead and some 3,000 injured.
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  • OCHA Situation Report No. 8 1999/11/19
    the following relief items and humanitarian personnel have been dispatched to operating in the affected area- Tents: 18,801
    - Field kitchens: 71
    - Portable showers & toilets: 336
    - Blankets: 200,631
    - Beds: 20,337
    - Sleeping bags: 9,817
    - Heaters: 4,940
    - Food (tons): 593
    - Doctors: 433 and so on.
  • OCHA Situation Report No. 13 1999/11/26
    The Turkish Red Crescent, Armed Forces and others have deployed to Bolu 1 mobile polyclinic, 77 mobile kitchens, 19 mobile bathrooms, 1 laundry unit, 35,199 beds, 15,420 sleeping bags, 277,842 blankets, 11,330 stoves and 3,399 gas stoves. Food supplies provided to the area have amounted to 1,800 tons.
  • IFRC 1999/12/10
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  • BBC News 1999/11/13 02:25(GMT)
    Britons join Turkey rescue effort irefighters, 15 members of the charity International Rescue Corps and eight people from the Rapid UK charity have joined other international teams in the hard-hit city of Duzce. The teams are looking for an unknown number of people trapped under the rubble of an estimated 300 collapsed buildings.