Turkey Earthquakes Add to Housing Crisis as Survivors Seek Shelter
- Around 2.2 million people have moved away from earthquake zone
- Rents have increased as much as 45% in neighboring provinces
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said around 2.2 million people have left the provinces affected by the earthquakes.
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Millions of people displaced by Turkey’s worst earthquakes in a century have moved in search of shelter, compounding a housing crisis that’s already seen rents surge on soaring inflation.