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People who haven't visited Europe and Asia don't know just how big and dense some of these areas are.
You think New York is large, sure 9 million is a lot of people.
Istanbul is what, 15 million? It's staggering to think about.
Brutal. I am very worried to hear what the actual victim number is going to end up at. >

It will probably be around 50-60k. Almost 5000 buildings got destroyed. >

That is lowballing it >

Yes, I want the loss to be less than what I expect. 
Most of the destroyed buildings are 10-15 story buildings. Assuming there are 4 flats on each floor, you get 4 times the number that I say.