Dünya Doktorları Derneği Izmir Earthquake Assessment Report Izmir Earthquake Rapid Assessment Report November 2020 Izmir Earthquake – October to November, 2020 Page 1 of 12 Dünya Doktorları Derneği Izmir Earthquake Assessment Report Contents 1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Dünya Doctorları Derneği Response ....................................................................................................... 4 3. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 4. Sector Assessment .................................................................................................................................. 6 4.1. Shelter............................................................................................................................................. 6 4.2. Non-Food Items (NFIs) .................................................................................................................... 8 4.3. Food Aid .......................................................................................................................................... 8 4.4. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ......................................................................................... 9 4.5. Education ........................................................................................................................................ 9 4.6. Health ............................................................................................................................................. 9 4.7. Protection ....................................................................................................................................... 9 4.8. COVID-19 ...................................................................................................................................... 10 5. DDD’s response ..................................................................................................................................... 11 6. Recommendation .................................................................................................................................. 11 Izmir Earthquake – October to November, 2020 Page 2 of 12 Dünya Doktorları Derneği Izmir Earthquake Assessment Report 1. Overview response is comprehensive isolated On October 30 2020, the western groups such as affected refugee province of İzmir, Turkey was hit by a communities are at risk of exclusion to 6.6-7.0 earthquake that primarily aid for a variety of reasons such damaged Izmir city. 1 The earthquake reluctance to leave their damaged was followed by a tsunami which homes or language barriers. damaged coastal areas and towns of the province and was felt in provinces Dünya Doktorları (Doctors of the World- as far as Muğla and Manisa. It was Medecins du Monde) is on the ground followed by over 1,400 aftershocks with providing health services such as 43 of them being over a magnitude of psychological support services and 4.0 geologists expect these aftershocks Covid-19 kits. Based on staff to continue for several weeks.2 observations, and needs assessments, the following gaps in services are More than 100 people have died while highlighted: over 1,000 have been injured. 3 ➢ Aid and services in the larger Hundreds of people have been left encampments are being provided homeless and face prolonged to the detriment of the small displacement over the coming winter camps, which are reporting more months as their homes and buildings needs. have been damaged by the initial ➢ More hygiene kits including earthquake or the subsequent COVID – 19 PPEs (masks and aftershocks. Businesses, hospitals, and child-masks) and disinfections are municipality buildings have also been needed. damaged and will require renovation to ➢ More mobile lavatories and ensure that services can be safely showers. provided to people in the future. This ➢ Psychosocial support, for situation is exacerbated by the COVID- residents of all ages as well as 19 crises, which threatens to rapidly refugee communities. increase among Izmir communities, as ➢ Mobile psychosocial support to people seek shelter in crowded areas reach those staying in smaller and with families and friends. encampments or suburbs. ➢ Awareness raising on available More than 86 encampments have been support mechanisms in response established to host displaced people, to the earthquake, particularly with the response being led and targeting isolated groups such as coordinated by AFAD, Izmir refugees. Municipalities, and NGOs. While the 1 While the magnitude of the earthquake is https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10- reported as 6.6 by Turkish state institutions, 31/earthquake-shakes-turkey-greece-buildings- international institutions such as The United States destroyed/12834300 Geological Survey and The European- 2 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10- Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported the 31/earthquake-shakes-turkey-greece-buildings- magnitude of the earthquake as 6.9 and 7.0 destroyed/12834300 3 https://bianet.org/english/crisis/233694-death- toll-rises-to-79-in-izmir-earthquake Izmir Earthquake – October to November, 2020 Page 3 of 12 Dünya Doktorları Derneği Izmir Earthquake Assessment Report 2. Dünya Doctorları Derneği Response Since 2016, Dünya Doktorları Derneği and non – state actors to respond to the (DDD), has been working in Izmir, needs of the affected population. providing a range of services to refugees, undocumented migrants, and In addition, DDD has also been seasonal workers through its Mobile coordinating within the Civil Society Medical Units (MMUs). With the support Organizations Disaster Platform (Sivil of Directorate-General for European Toplum Afet Kordinasyon Platformu- Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid SITAP), of which it is a member Operations (ECHO), DDD provides organization. SITAP was established in Psychosocial Support Services (PSS), response to the Elazığ and Malatya MHPSS (Mental Health and earthquake on 24 January 2020. SITAP Psychosocial Support Service), and members have been coordinating primary health care. Through Mobile ongoing needs assessment covering 86 Medical Units, DDD has provided encampments. Most of these camps or primary health care, sexual and encampments have been set-up by reproductive health (SRH), and health local municipalities to accommodate awareness services including Covid-19 displaced people. awareness to disadvantaged communities such as Bayrakli district as 30 of the 86 encampments consist of well as rural district of Torbalı. more than 30 individuals and 9 of them more than 200. A total of 13,266 The response to the Izmir earthquake is individuals are recorded as having being coordinated by AFAD (The been sheltered at the visited sites. Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) with the support of the This report provides a situational Gendarmerie, Turkish army forces, the assessment of the impact of the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC), and civil earthquake with a particular focus on society organizations including I/NGOs vulnerable groups, gaps in services, and 41 provincial-level AFAD and DDD’s response. Information is directorates. There are aid distribution based on data from the SITAP needs Assembly Areas in all districts of Izmir assessment, DDD staff reports, and totalling almost 400.4 DDD has joined other field assessments. the coordination platform led by AFAD and has been collaborating with state 4 https://izmir.afad.gov.tr/izmir-toplanma-alanlari Izmir Earthquake – October to November, 2020 Page 4 of 12 Dünya Doktorları Derneği Izmir Earthquake Assessment Report 3. Introduction Numb Izmir is Turkey’s third largest city with a Number Area name7 District er of of tents population of over 4.5 million. There are people 147.134 Syrians registered under Âşık Veysel Bornova 827 4135 Temporary Protection throughout Izmir Recreation province, 5 though there are large Ege numbers of undocumented refugees University Bornova 120 720 and migrants. Izmir province’s strategic Campus Bornova old location on the Aegean coast, a few Bornova 215 1075 city town miles from the Greek islands of Lesbos Buca Buca 194 1164 and Chios attracts migrants seeking to Hippodrome enter Europe, while many more find Buca Buca 159 795 work in the industry and factories Stadium around Izmir city and in the surrounding Seferihisar district Seferihis rural areas as seasonal workers. 90 360 Sigicak ar region Bornova, Bayraklı and Buca are some Bilal Cakircali Bayraklı 171 1026 of the districts most impacted by the Park earthquake. Bornova in particular is an Eceler Park Bayraklı 130 650 Smyrna area primarily built upon old river-bed Bornova 270 1620 composed primarily of alluvial soil or Square Bayrakli Skate loose sediment, which increased the Bayraklı 110 550 Park duration and thus the impact of the 75. Yıl Park Bayraklı 50 250 6 October 30 earthquake. The area was Tepekule additionally affected by urban Neighborhood Bayraklı 50 250 transformation as it is host to older Other buildings or those not built in - 405 2025 accordance with regulations. These locations districts are also host to some Syrian families under temporary protection in The majority (99%) of the refugees the city. Refugee communities also living in Izmir are Syrian. Most of them reside in Doganlar, Pinarbasi, Isikkent are with irregular registrations