The claim
“The United Nations Development Programme estimated that the earthquakes caused $6.7 billion in damage.”
Statement regarding earthquake damage estimate
Our verdict
True
The United Nations Development Programme estimated that the earthquakes caused $6.7 billion in damage, which is supported by multiple sources including reliefweb.int and miyamotointernational.com.
What we found
The United Nations Development Programme estimated that the earthquakes caused $6.7 billion in damage, which is supported by multiple sources including reliefweb.int and miyamotointernational.com.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
The United Nations Development Programme estimated $6.7 billion in direct physical damage.
reliefweb.int· UNDP Estimate - Background
Miyamoto International reported the same estimate of $6.7 billion in direct physical damage.
miyamotointernational.com· Miyamoto International Report
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