DEBRIS MANAGEMENT IN TURKEY PROVINCES AFFECTED BY THE 6 FEBRUARY 2023 EARTHQUAKES: CHALLENGES DURING RECOVERY AND POTENTIAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

On 6 February 2023, southeastern Turkey was struck by two major earthquakes that devastated 11 provinces.Tens of thousands of buildings collapsed and more were later demolished.During post-event field surveys Fountains conducted by the authors, several disposal sites set up in the most affected provinces were detected and checked for suitability.Ba

Huirong Zhuang,1 Hongjun Wang,2 Haibo Yang,2 Hongli Li1 1Operating Room, East Medical District of Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi 276034, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Occupational Disease, Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi 276000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hongli LiOperating Room, East Medical Distr