“We Feel the Trauma”: Turkish Citizens in Nigeria Mourn Earthquake Victims as Death Toll Passes 20,000
- Turkish residents in Nigeria have mourned the death of over 20,000 persons killed in a huge earthquake which swept across a swathe of Turkiye and Northwest Syria
- The disaster came with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors
- The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in Turkish cities and piled more devastation on millions of Syrians displaced by years of war
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First Surat Group of Companies, comprising, Nizamiye Hospital, NTIC Schools, and UFUK DIALOGUE Initiative have commiserated with the people of Turkey over the recent earthquake in Kahramanmaras, a city in the Mediterranean Region of country.
The group disclosed this in a statement made available to Legit.ng on Thursday, February 9.
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The statement read:
“With a heavy hearth, the management and the entire NTIC community wish to commiserate with the good people of Turkey and Syria over the devastation caused by the earthquake which occurred on February 6, 2023.
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“From the footage, it is obvious that thousands of lives have been lost and more than half of the city of Kahramanmaras has been completely destroyed. The harsh weather condition is progressively compounding the already bad condition of the survivors as rescue workers race against time to pull more people out of the rubbles. In fact, the level of destruction and the pain unleashed by the incident is inconceivable.
“It is indeed a challenging time, not just for Turkey but for the world as a whole - we feel the trauma and can understand the profound anguish of every surviving Turkish and Syrian citizen at this time.
“As humans, we are extremely weak and highly limited in knowledge. So, it is almost impossible for us to gauge the turns of nature. And, our efforts are never good enough to prevent such a natural occurrence. We therefore submit our affairs to the almighty God and take solace from the fact that He, being our creator knows and does the best at all times.
“Certainly, words cannot express our feeling. We simply pray God to heal the world and give us the fortitude and resilience to overcome the pain and trauma left behind by this incident.
“May God comfort the entire nations, rest the deceased in peace and prevent reoccurrence of such an incident in future.”
Nigeria Workers Count Salary Losses As 2022 Ends With 21.34% Inflation
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that according to the NBS' Consumer Price Index report released on Monday, January 16, 2023, Nigeria’s inflation rate reclined to 21.34% in December 2022 from 21.47% recorded in November of the same year.
According to the World Bank, the rise in Nigeria's inflation continues to erode the meagre N30,000 minimum wage earned by workers, thereby widening the poverty index of millions of citizens. This negatively impacts the purchasing power of citizens, especially those earning fixed incomes.
Economists calculate workers’ real income by dividing their wages by the annual inflation rate. It is calculated as [Wages / (1 + 21.34%) = Real Income].
Source: Legit.ng
