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until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from doha. we have extensive coverage of the disaster, including mass burials and syria, and hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors in the war torn country disparate for help. lending a helping hand asian countries mobilize aid for b earthquake victims the standing ovation for you kinds president as he addresses that you parliament during an unannounced visit to europe. ah, it's been more than 80 hours since to earthquakes and southeast to kia and northern syria shook the region and shocked the world. hope is beginning to fade of finding more survivors under rubble rescues like this one are getting fewer, more than 17000 people have died so far,

many remain unaccounted for. la cross the border and syria. more bodies are being pulled out, mess burials are taking place in the leper how much of the city had already been destroyed in the countries. 12 years civil war. the us has st. cruz that specialize an urban search operations and took here many fear. syria is being left behind as western nations shun the bashir al assad regime. well, we're going to go live now to stephanie dick as she joins us from gassy on tip. now prison, edwin has just held a media conference there where he spoke about compensation for those affected. what more did he talk about? yes, he was basically offering his solidarity with people and saying everything was being done and things were going to be mobilized to move even foster to get a to those who needed the most. he said, particularly here and got the and up obviously he was addressing the people here that how homes would be rebuilt or within a year, you know,

it's something that is very, very difficult. i think looking ahead, we were in a, at a relief center earlier this morning where people are taking shelter, thousands of people. they are saying they're either afraid to go to their back to their homes are they're simply structurally unsafe. so this is going to be a major challenge moving forward and what is a, you know, bossed region that has been affected by this major earthquake. the president is going to come here to where we are. we are at the, the headquarters of the countries disaster management agency. it is here. they have a mission control room with a big screen of rescues. and it's here that they a co ordinate all the different international teams. it is that have flown in here to get to those more harder to reach areas. we just spoke to a team from macedonia. they are waiting on where exactly to go and they will proceed to morrow. you know, you have a vast team already the brit sir. we a saw them arrive at gun temp airport. they are now and had a province working. these rallies a hero, they've set up a medical field hospital. their morality is the kuwaitis,

the categories that the americans are. it is a massive international aid effort. but again, they're still areas that haven't been reached simply also because there's lot of infrastructure issues and all of these kinds of things. so yes, aid is trickling in. it is happening, but i think it's safe to say with the amount of people needing aid, needing shelter is incredibly cold. we keep saying it, but it's a reality that is making things incredibly difficult for people. i think, you know, there is not enough a that can be reached to help them there. hundreds of thousands that need it, that you've spent the last few hours at a relief center. can you give us a sense of how people are coping while they sleep? there a lot of them also sleep in their cars is a massive parking lot. there is no one in charge here. we thought that was quite interesting. there's no one official in charge. there are, there are a couple of local agencies, some of the, most of the government agencies handing out water and bread. and when we were there,

there was also a delivery of booths and shoes because again, you know, it can snow here. and so these things are essential. so there is a, interestingly, also a lot of people helping the people, which i think also always in these kinds of disasters. it's what warms the heart in a way to see the good in people. one farmer was bringing milk that he had milked from his cows and literally in the back of his car, handing it out to people who were coming with bottles of water. and he was pouring it in. and but the, you know, some people say yes, everything is great and others will tell you, we need much more. i think again, it's early days. it's 4 days since that earthquake. and there is also anger a lot of people, not particularly that much here and get the on top. this is a major city where access is easy, but in more remote areas where people feel they've been left on their own, where aid hasn't reached quickly. it still hasn't arrived, people are very angry, desperate trying to recover loved ones, sift through the rubble on their own. so, you know, this is going to be a day by day process, but again, the government is promising more will be done. but certainly, you know,

the issue at hand is vast and data you, the scale of the devastation is just extraordinary. thank you so much. that is tiffany ticket for us and going on to wrestle, sorta has more from a carrier, mon mirage. the if a center of the disaster city of cod ahmad marashi, it was the epicenter of the 1st week. it has been hit twice in 9 hours. the 1st one was 7.8, and the 2nd one was 7.5 magnitude. and as a result, nearly a 1000 buildings have collapsed here. hundreds have died. and according to the rescue teams and the officials, at least hundreds of people are still under this rob, over by every passing minutes. the hopes are faded. we can see that sometimes from time to time, there is a tension between the families and the rescue teams here. because as i said, they have been this the how warm i've ever day are running out of the time here.

even while we are standing here, we can feel the smell of the dad. what is just, just are almost an hour ago to that bodies more had been pulled out from this robles and through the night several others as well. there been taken to the heart to the hospitals at 1st and then being delivered to their families and there finally to be buried in the grave. so it is quite a dramatic the dramatic scene here recently, i have been in the city of carmen marsh. it is regarded as a level up city in turkey and now it's completely a different city less we have been saying, getting assistance to syrians is exceptionally challenging, or these are the parts hit by the quakes. some are controlled by armed ripple groups because of that, there are concerns the government official assad might not allow aid through. roads have also been damaged around the pub. i'll holla, crossing with to kia. that's the only why help from outside can reach parts of

northern syria. emergency response must not be politicized. we must instead focus on what is needed urgently to help men, women and children. those who can still save those whose lives devastated by one of the most catastrophic earthquakes the region has seen about in the center. and i'm, a calf is on the board of an aide organization called sean for relief and development . he says, board is open to international aid to reach syria. were point 5000000 syrians have been living in this area over 2 thirds of the market place. so they have been already suffering just before the earthquake took place and now was the earthquake over 400 homes buildings, demolished at least 1900 confirm, dead, and over 2700 injured. this is

a massive catastrophe that has never been dealt with. this is an infrastructure, let's remember, this is an infrastructure that has been destroyed systematically by russian air force before for the last 10 years. living with, with all 1800000 syrians live in, displaced camps in those regions. now you have a 7.8 and then followed by hundreds of aftershocks. the situation is nothing less than catastrophe. you have, you know, city of jan data is almost 8090 percent of it has been rebels to getting bodies out of it. areas of hard, if you have a senior, you have some of the few other cities closer to the turks border and all the syrian organizations are on the forefront. let us be on the record. that's all porters have not shut down. it has been to national community that strictly wants

to use only one border, which is bible however, and refused to use all the other open borders that we as medicare and syrian turn workers have access to and we bring items from turkey. we have workers, i myself into the yesterday and so people can go in and out. florence louis has more from color lumper on aid being delivered from asia with search efforts ongoing it earthquake hit to kia and syria countries in asia like many other countries around the world are responding to that need by deploying their search and rescue team. here in malaysia, a 2nd team of emergency personnel and track adults left on wednesday night. the 1st team had deposited on monday, within 24 hours of the disaster. south korea sent a 118 member team, including doctors, emergency medical technicians,

and special forces trained to deal with extreme situations. the government says it's the largest ever south korean mission for emergency rescue work abroad. japan, which in 2011 was hit by a devastating earthquake into nami, dispatched to highly experienced teens, indonesia and the philippines. countries that have a lot of experience dealing with natural disasters. earthquakes, landslides have also sent in emergency and rescue personnel. and it's not just governments that are responding, civil society organizations, volunteers are rallying to help the people of decay and syria, by donating to charities and offering other forms of assistance. are still hid on al jazeera, fighting, intensifies and democratic republic of congo. as in 23 fighters closing on the eastern town of soccer, we live and goma. and north korea shows office nuclear strike ability in

a military power right. mocking the founding of its army. ah. informed opinions far right extremism is real and need to be tackled as soon as possible. frank assessments, there was a joke about food from government started. it's not infirm, nor does it go inside story. on al jazeera, this is a popular rocky dish colton as gold fish grated on an open wood fire. for decades, fish markets thrive to across the country. but these days the industry is floundering . farmers say they need more government subsidized to vaccines weighing just 20 grams. this thing get a link needs to be in queue, waited for about 6 months before it's big enough for awfully this size. we ask if the agriculture ministry, what forties were doing to protect the industry?

the water crisis is hitting many regions across the world. not only iraq to increase productivity, scientists suggest introducing more robust strains to build up. the fish is resistance to disease. until then, the survival of this beloved tradition of dish remains in doubt. lou ah, you're watching old, is there a reminder about top stories? the salad? the death toll from earthquakes and to kia and syria on monday has risen to more than 17000 hope is beginning to fight

a finding more survivors under rubble mass burial. so taking place in the lippo and north and syria, one of the hardest hit areas. many fear syria is being left behind as western nations shall the bashir allison regime. countries in asia, sending experience rescue teams to help. among hundreds, deployed from south korea, china, malaysia, and japan, and doctors, special forces personnel and emergency medical technicians. let's move to a developing story now. out of the democratic republic of congo, emit 23 fight as a closing in on the eastern town of soccer. just a few kilometers from the city of gama. people are already fleeing the area. will it get more illness from malcolm webb who joins us from gama and malcolm. it looks like there's a mass evacuation underway. right . i mean we're on the main road that connects the provincial capital. the city of

go much is just down with the sound, a suck, a just saying columns is not, there is no sound aside. so we can take a look what was happening. but the flight things which, according to the people on the road, is now reached, the edge of the town of soc is self. that's cause thousands and thousands of people who live in the town on the surrounding villages to grab whatever they could that possessions and flee this way towards towards city of go mom. in the last few minutes, he's just seen trucks and trucks of congress, presidential god heading the other way toward the front line, presumably to reinforce the soldiers that who are fighting with m. 23. and i'm 33 widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda. it's fighters carry rwandan equipment. the company is government says it is fighting rolanda and soldiers quite simply with everyone the denies in support for the group, but it's rapidly grown in strength in recent months since it began,

it resumed its rebellion just over a year ago. and that caused the displacement of already over half a 1000000 people. just in recent weeks, i'm 33. it's been advancing rapidly through the sounds in the villages to the north west of gamma. now they're on the edge of k. and if they can take control of saki, they've essentially cut off the city of miranda, is to the west of it. they've taken the territory to the north. this is the on the other major road that connect goma with the rest of the province. ok, thank you. so much for that update that smoking weed for us on the outskirts of goma. the united nations high commissioner for refugees has visited ethiopia to meet refugees and internally displaced people filippo ground. i said there is a need for long term solutions when responding to the humanity at a humanitarian crisis. there. he also urge the international community to give more

support to we. theo appear as it recovers from years of conflict and severe drought . the peace agreement that was signed in pretoria and the nairobi declaration that followed the few months ago have improved the situation considerably. so all this work that has been very difficult during the hotel, it is, he's going to be more accessible now. will you kinds president received a standing ovation at the european parliament in an address to impeach for laudermill zalinski? thank you ladies for be support on the war against russia. zalinski said ukraine is not only fighting for its own survival, but for the survival of europe. yahoos, him stood among, i'll green usi, kibble. i think all of you who helped ukraine with important supplies, weapons, ammunition, equipment, and fuel thousands of items without which we wouldn't be able to endure this total war em. i thank you. bye, ladies and gentlemen. which ends buys,

joins us live from inside the european parliament and brussels and gems. it was a clearly a powerful and a motive speech from zalinski. do you think it will have the desired effect? will certainly that was standing ovations from the members of the european parliament as the ukrainian leader spoke in the european parliament. it was the message very much a thank you. message bot added into the thank you message, which we've also heard earlier in his visits in london. and paris is thank you for what you've done so far. but my country needs more from you. he wasn't specific here in this speech. in the way he has been in london 24 hours to go about exactly what those needs are, but we know that he wants fighter jets. we know he wants a long range missiles in addition to what's already been delivered and been promised. and of course, the most important thing that's been promised in recent weeks is those main battle

tanks. that was controversial. germany had to be won over, but that is something now that is expected to be delivered in the coming months in the coming year. the other thing, of course, that the ukrainians want long term is a different relationship with the european union because long term they want to be a member of the european union. mr. lensky said, this is our europe. these are our roots. and he said with certainty, when he said the next line, ukraine will be a member of the european union. he's left the european parliament now and a short time ago, very short distance away. also in the central brussels in the you area of brussels . these arrived at the european council, the european council is the body that exists when the leaders of the european nations meet all 27 leaders, where they're on a podium as president zelinski arrived, they all applauded him. they've now headed off

a private meeting and i says it think that's where the serious business will be done. and some of those, please from president zalinski for more hope help. i think there is going to go into much more detail of what he wants. i can thank you for that up there. that's james base for us and brussels, or chiles prison. gabriel burkett's appealing for international help to deal with fast spreading wildfires. the blaze has killed 24 people and destroyed towns. a heat wave in the south central region is threatening to intensify the fires who see a newman has more from santiago, day and night firefighters are struggling to combat forest and bush fires himself. central chile, a stifling heat wave, and strong winds are driving flames north and south destroying thousands of homes, schools, and crops. this isn't the 1st time for english cannot have eyes. really said good, don't belong to wall 5 and 2011 burned my house. all my trees,

everything i was left with my arms crossed and now i don't want to go through the same again. that is why i am here in case something happens. so far different, at least $24.00 confirmed deaths scores are missing, which is why the government is warning people to heat evacuation notices immediately. we have over loss the center where you are active fires come advanced, 27 kilometers an hour and people can't escape on foot. fast enough in the fire arrives. it's impossible to see a delays and they don't evacuate in an approaching fashion. interceptor worse yet. many people live in remote areas where mo bile phone coverage has been interrupted . and we're firefight who's can't reach them to warn them to leave the fort too late. chillies calls for help or be met overnight. a team with remembering firefighters specializing in forest fires, arrived to join hundreds from mexico, spain, and brazil. but the fires are still spreading out of control,

sending smoke in all directions, which you would normally see here is a bright summer's day. but the winds are pushing the smoke from south central chile, north towards the capital santiago authorities, a warning people not to exercise outdoors and to keep the windows closed. to prevent the smoke and ash from getting in their homes, people who've lost their homes to the fire are asking authorities to declare at night curfew. to prevent thieves from taking the little they have left for rebuilding. so far the flames have not reached town to cities, but the theories that a fires could spread quickly to densely populated areas, making it a matter but a saw where the destruction wooden, who cannibal, lucy newman, al jazeera santana, flood waters have submerged large parts of bolivia, torrential ryan pounded the eastern regions of the country on monday. at least 2 people have died and more than 5000 people. a displaced president, st. louis,

i'll say visited the affected areas on tuesday to assess the damage and oversee the delivery of age. the governor of the us state of ohio has lifted an evacuation order for residents of a town right next to a chemical spill emergency work is performed to controlled byrne of the chemicals to avoid a possible explosion in the governments is the air in the area is now sacked to breathe, but is heidi joe castro, reports from near by beaver county in pennsylvania. residents are too scared to return to their homes. in the ohio town where kathleen burford has lived all 93 years of her life, a dark plume of burning chemicals filled the sky on monday leading a smell of toxins still hanging in the air. i never saw anything like it in the approach. never will. and i'm happy about that. so maybe never happened. the in the christian house assisted living center where burst heard lives is near the

derailment. site staff moved 18 patients to a hotel when police ordered an evacuation over the weekend as tutor room cuz there's 2 beds. we'll take what we can get. now the evacuation order has been lifted, but owner karen christian says she remains skeptical about returning. i'm worried about what's in my duck system. what's in my furnace filters? what, what seeped in through the old building cracks? what's in my water? you know, am i going to let them drink water that i don't have tested in that i don't know is fine. government scientists say tests show the air is now safe to breathe. they say during the burn off chemicals did contaminate streams killing some fish, but did not appear to impact drinking water. we understand that this incident caused an interruption and inconvenience in art in all of our lives. however, we came together as a community put safety 1st boarding would very well could have been a tragedy of epic proportions. 84 year old gladys king is still worried,

but i think the older people live, excuse me, affected i've had pneumonia twice and i'm sure it's gonna affect my long. for now she and the other nursing home residents will remain at the hotel. the railroad company, norfolk southern has covered costs thus far. i know they're not going to take us back to totally safe that to thomas totally safe, even. and now there's concerns that the chemicals may have leaped into the ohio river. a major waterway connected to the derailment area by 25 kilometers a small streams. at least one down river community has switched to an alternative water source as a precaution. as fears grow of the contaminants spread. hydro castro al jazeera beaver county pennsylvania. north korea has showcased its intercontinental ballistic missiles during a mess of military parade. event marks the simply for founding anniversary of the

countries army troops rolled out the latest hardware of kim jong owns fast growing nuclear arsenal. was bones. parliament is due to vote on a controversial animal welfare law. it's designed to make the treatment of both domestic animals and wild animals and captivity, more humane. but the legislation is being criticized by animal bride scripts after a late amendment excluded hunting dogs from its protection. the deem baba reports. at this dog shelter in southern spain, they look off to greyhounds that have been abandoned often that badly injured for the people who work here at the labor of love. so you think they'd be in favor of a new law meant to strengthen animal rights. you'd be wrong. put them in here. recently, we were hit by a big step back. suddenly there was an amendment where hunting animals, among other animals, such as what kind of movie would not be covered by this law. it's a huge step backwards because this law has really been made for these types of

animals, the ones that are not even called a health level. and don't pick out to the bills already expose divisions between the countryside and the city. when spain's ruling socialist dropped it last year, they angered many voters in rural areas, an important support base. in december, they submitted a last minute amendment excluding hunting dogs and other animals involved in traditional rural activities. but some involved in hunting st generates more than $5000000.00 a year and economic activity and argue the law would still effectively legislature out of existence. city the boon doors that a series of points that go against their sport. for example, the obligation to sterilize on you to animals out of my dogs have been bred for 30 years, raised their grandmothers and great grandmother's house, that dogs with an exceptional genealogy. now what are we supposed to do to them? we came thousands, marched in madrid, calling for the law to be toughened up. going to guess that i believe animals

should not be exploited. my animals have to be free and happy, and greyhounds and all hunting animals have to be sleeping on a certified those of the law would increase fines for animal of use to more than 200000 dollars and impose a possible to your jail sentence for the most serious cases, it's already opened up a debate unlikely to end soon, the barbara al jazeera. well, that is all for me to mccrae the news does continue, though on al jazeera, here after inside story, which is coming out a ah hello there. the weather remains largely unsettled across much of east asia. at the moment we've seen wet weather work its way across central and eastern parts of

china. that's going to blast into japan, affecting southern areas and turning into a winter mix across han shoe. we are lucky to see some of that snow fall in tokyo on friday, the temperature dipping right down behind that we have seen some improvement temperature wise across the korean peninsula. whether whether we're aids rather settled, as well as northern areas of china, beijing picking up once again, 6 degrees celsius on friday in that says that wintry mix moves its way towards the north east, more wet weather to come across more sensual areas, but temperatures have rebound here we are expecting a similar story across japan, 13 degrees in tokyo. if we have a look at the 3 day, you can see that dramatic increase in flakes on friday, saturday, double digits. once again, there was a move to south asia, largely settled picture of course, much of india, a few showers coming in for sri lanka. it's been very cold across essential asia. we are going to see that reflected across northern areas of pakistan as well as india. we've got warnings out for some fear thunderstorms in the north, full

a who we are going to see to the temperature dipped down dramatically on sunday. ah. that light emitted from history kept alive only in the family tales of those who survived. it's hard to believe for people who didn't see the stoning story of the polish women and children who in june the siberian glass and so refuge in africa, never to return again an epic or to see of resilience. memory you saw homeland on al jazeera, syria is struggling to respond to the earthquakes disaster, but how much of that is down to politics? the regime in damascus insists that it should control aiden rescue efforts. that, as it's on the international sanctions, the boycott spurned that hamper.