Detained the mayor of the city most affected by the earthquake in Turkey

The mayor of the city of Nurdagi, Okkesh Kavak, was detained as part of an investigation into the mass collapses of buildings. This city was hit hardest by the devastating earthquake. Turkish.

According to the newspaper, along with Kavak, Yunus Kai, the owner of the local construction company CCK Construction, was taken into custody. Both are in the case of involvement in violation of the rules for the construction of buildings.

Earlier it became known that the city of Nurdagi will be completely demolished and rebuilt. According to Acting Governor Osman Bilgin, what happened in the region is a colossal catastrophe.

Recall that on the night of February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 with powerful aftershocks occurred in southeastern Turkey. According to the latest data, more than 44 thousand people became victims of the cataclysm.

Earlier, Western economists estimated the damage. According to calculations, due to the devastating earthquakes, the country’s economy lost $84 billion.