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the you and appeals for a $1000000000.00 to help to kia, recover from its worst natural disaster. it is century ah madison. this is on the 0 life and doe hob, also coming up, fears of floods and latin slides after the 2 powerful earthquakes destroyed cities and even move mountains at the ground. give what gave way craters fell and our team stood next to one of them to give you a perspective of just how large when the earth gave weight. also i had to report from one of the worst areas in syria for 8 is finally arriving. but many say the u. s. response has been too slow. ah, looking to begin in turkey in stereo for 11 days after the earthquakes,

most rescue missions are now focusing on helping survivors. rescues are rare, but there's still happening. a boy was pulled alive from under ronald hottie and so kia on friday morning. it been trapped for 260 hours. more than 43000 deaths have been recorded in both countries. the u. n. is appealing for $1000000000.02 pay for aid that's needed immediately by more than $5000000.00 people in took here. it says it also wants $400000000.00 to help those in devastated areas of cilia. earthquake struck in the depths of winter. hundreds of thousands of people don't have shelter food, water heaters or medical help in took here about 47000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged, including schools and hospitals. we've got a team of correspondence covering the disaster across impacted regions in the southeast of just here as well as north western city. a awesome big is going to begin our coverage from the city of kind of my not us,

this is one of the hardest hit areas. it was one of the efie centers. i said, tell us what's going on. well, the recovery operation is taking, taking away rubble. even despite this 248 hours a day after that quake a 17 year old girl, the found a live, she recovered it over $250.00. i was a 42 year old woman was fine. know the tons of funding who live now a very, very name, every time somebody is 5, people say it's a miracle, but you have to really stand, you had to take in the minds of destruction that's taken place. how much radio, which is you show, you know, lots of houses drone footage. we show you of this city. it doesn't really in catch the calling captain of damage and destruction that has been done. you can see that crack going through the buildings are still standing. we can see the damage, you can see the rubber, you can't see the number of people that spread out across the city,

not living in tents. and that's where the attention is not being focused on those people, the homeless and destitute. and as you said, the united nations, as appeared for $1000000000.00, but turkey for this appeal. but there is growing anger when you speak to people, people are saying, how could this have happened? why is it that we thought that these buildings are secured? our apartments are secure. they, cuz that's like this. i'll be to continue going forward. every time we want to rent an apartment, why something we have to ask the people to do this, divide by the regulations kind of this was going and grant terms of people want to answer it. but as i said, the operation is ongoing. we are taking away rebel, but some people are still clinging on to hope, hoping that their family members will be bought alive. but the chance is a very, very sick. i said, thank you very much. indeed. i said, beg, reporting from cut my mirage, there will stay a mean cut ahmad marashi and as i said was mentioning

a massive rebuilding effort is expected to begin in the next few weeks. bernard smith has been speaking to people who saved poor construction codes are the reason why so many buildings collapsed. those behind the rubble behind me is the remains of apartment blocks that just crumbled within an architect. tell the 10 to 15 seconds of the quake started meeting those in the people inside had no chance at all, but across the street, amidst the rubble. there are other apartment buildings like that. one of the behind me that as you can see, still standing now, it's going to have to be pulled down eventually. but the point is it stayed up long enough that the people inside it were able to escape and nobody was killed. but the difference is the buildings that collapse were built before $999.00. and that one and others like it were built after 999 when there was another major quake in turkey, which prompted the introduction of new rules and regulations strengthening the building was compounded the damage on the death and destruction is that even

buildings built after $999.00, many of them were granted ominous days. if they failed to come up to scratch, this was often done before elections instead of having to build a building, building the buildings up to standard. people paid a fine and that was paid to the ministry of environment instead of having to build, bring that buildings up to standard architects. we've been speaking to here. they said what they wanted to do that building behind me is the architects union office . it's low rise and what they wanted to do, they told the council about 3 years before this quake, they want to knock down. they said all the pre $999.00 buildings should be destroyed and rebuilt to new, a low rise standards. when the building is low, arise is more integrated with the ground. and then we're totally more able to withstand the shaking in the oscillation. the quake causes but these buildings weren't evacuated, it means moving thousands and thousands of people,

hundreds of buildings and hundreds of businesses. so the buildings were left as they were. and the collapse, as i say, very, very quickly, chamber of architect is angry and frustrated because they say that this death and destruction was easily avoidable, while in se her care people fear flooding could worsen the disaster. stephanie decker reports some close to the time. for here, when the earthquake hit, it didn't only decimate cities, towns and villages, but it also moved mountains. a massive landslide happened here which caused huge rocks to crumble down the mountain blocking off the main road. now work is underway . we're being told time is of the essence here because there is a river on the other side of this and also the snow. the heavy snowfall on this mountain is melting, causing pressure, and the water levels to rise. the villagers are extremely concerned that this could

break and that water could come down the mountain. so time as we are told is of the essence. that's why this work is happening and it's happening false. it is a dangerous area, but certainly the power of the quake can be seen across the entire south, east affected regions and the on tap the ground. give what gave way, creatures fell, and the panorama that overlooks the city. our team stood next to one of them to give you a perspective of just how large, when the earth gave way and also goes beyond taps ancient castle. a castle that has lived for 2000 years withstanding invasions withstanding wars has also crumbled. so it's not only the cities, the towns, the villages that need to be rebuilt, reconstructed it is also the infrastructure that has been hugely affected. and the ancient monuments, all of which have been effected by this devastating quake. stephanie decker 0 in

the mountains, outside of his lawyer and south eastern turkey was hit him counselors in ankara. that's where most of the 8 african took care of being coordinators. and she's joining us in the headquarters of the turkish disaster management agencies. and them tell us more about what's going on. well, rob, as the rescue and search efforts are nearly finishing in the region, of course, everything is focused on the how to manage how to coordinate air, the post a search and rescue process in the earthquake. it areas of course, aids donations are the most or if vital needs right now, as the area hits by, the affected by the earthquake is and more than 100000 square kilometers. and we're talking about millions of people who have been affected. that's why millions in that that's why international aid is pouring over or to care right now we have at

the nato secretary general who visited on career yesterday. the nato allies are providing shelters. cutter is standing shelters and a portable her toilets for the region at the un pledge to yesterday that they are arranged. they, they, they pledge a $1000000000.00 of funding. i afford the earth to be used for 5200000 people who are effected in the region euro asian countries are increasing. they are a funding and a number of rescue work is being deployed to this air to this region. and there are many, many other countries who are trying to donate st. 8 supplies or rescue to is besides us. of course, the id. there is a local campaign going, gone into kia and just 2 days ago, all national tv stations, and air, this is t, v stations of northern cyprus, and as our bay john a join, then a billions of a billions of turkish and eros have been collected for the earthquake hit areas and,

and the president i pledged it promised that this money would be definitely used for the earthquake victims and survivors and all the investments that are going to be held in the region. of course, there's a huge work to do. there's a huge reconstruction to finish, huge investment needed for education for rebuilding and full rehabilitation and a of the people in this region. since we were talking about the tv appeals that have been going out in northern cyprus and also in the eyes of by john, i obviously politics and diplomacy invariably play a role in situations like this. how was this affecting to key is relations with its neighboring countries? i must tell that what i'm seeing in ankara in this disaster management center and the foreign ministries crisis best is there's a huge solidarity shown by the friendly and neighbor countries towards turkey air because of this natural disaster. for instance, the biggest example would be

a armenia open and given military an 8 corridor, and that will bring 8 to earthquake victims and true care. and everybody knows how tens armina to cheer relations, especially because of our many hours our bay john tension and the a war in car above and the at the borders have been closed for such a long time. and there has been a great tension between air to kiss eastern neighbor, greece and on korea. 2 countries nearly came at at odds at the brink of war. and because of are they are conflict over the 12 islands in the agency because of oil exploration activities in the eastern mediterranean and so many things. and because the united states is investing on greece in terms of military bases and everything else. but the greece was one of the 1st countries who offered help to jew kia an air grease. prime minister mitchell tuck his visited anchor last weekend, and he showed support. it is sorry in greek. a foreign minister said ben diaz are

visited the area with the turkish foreign minister and a boss, foreign ministers under line that i had the relations should be better, not only it during these crisis times, but in general as well. so we heard greek prime minister, mitchell tuck his delivery speech on a greek national tv. he also mentioned that this crisis may also create an opportunity to redefine bilateral relations between turkey and greece, also between turkey and the european union ra. sir costello reporting from anchor awesome, thank you. while 8 is starting to arrive in northern syria, after the reopening of a border crossing is being handed out at a makeshift camp in rebel held, there is in the province of a level, entire communities have been forced to leave their homes. there. activists and emergency teams have criticized the slow response to the disaster mazili on the lower level since day one, our teams have been keen of responding to how people,

especially in the displacement camps that were created quickly to shelter them again. we've distributed a number of aid kits. we've also made sure to provide water and items for sanitation and hygiene. that wrestle said our has been to the northern syrian ton of genders. there are paulson's and thousands of people that they have lost their houses or relative the of the ones. now they are here waiting for aid for food, food, warm clothes, for heaters and for the medicines or so it has been days that they were waiting for these aid. they're said they're angry and they say they feel that the international community has forgotten them. northwest jojo has been bombed heavily by the regime over the course of a decade. they already lost a lot. they had been displaced several times and now they are displaced again. so

just a little ago, i was talking to a young man who has lost his family. he said that when the earthquake hit him hit his house. he had to hold his son 6 years old son next to him for 24 hours. and that boy, his son, by the and the father had to witness that. and just to me there's a way his and his other son who was 8 years old. he has called several times death . i'm dying help. and he said that it was quite a painful moment for him that he couldn't help his daughter as well, has died. and now his father, his, his, his wife is just disabled. and the tragedy is still unfolding here. and the kids many of them, they still do not know how much they have lost. many of them are now without the parents. so that's why, particularly now the term national eat, is significantly important because it's winter and particularly drink tied to the

night time. it's freezing cold, and every single drop of the 8 can help them to survive. originators, christ. the redeemer statues been lit up to one of the victims of the earthquakes and took care and syria. the nation's flags were projected on to the famous statue in hills high above the city. the projection included a message calling on people to pray for those affected by the disaster. still ahead on al jazeera, we're going to tell you why politicians from around the world are meeting in japan to discuss china and the battle in ali, film festival. as back we establishing is position is one of the largest celebrations of cinema in the world. ah

hello, we have the 1st name storm of the european winter season now sweeping across northern parts of the u. k. this a little area of low pressure here that is storm auto bringing some very strong wind damaging winds across scotland, northeast and parts of england. it will move 3 pretty quickly, grassy taking his wet weather. windy weather adds wintry weather to across scandinavia added that. well, we have got a fair bit of warmth in place across much of europe, and we will see warmer weather. we could lose these blues across at east side of europe. grassley just filtering in and just notice down towards the se, ankara, getting into double figures. by sunday we could touch 12 degrees celsius. so please to say temperature is just nothing up across that southeast corner of human certainly across the earthquakes. i know that's a wild weather from also sweeping through some very strong winds. avalanche risk increasing across norway. there, a snow comes into norway pushes across into northern parts of sweden. we are going

to see at very, a windy weather, grassy make its way through the baltic states is some cloud and rain on that one further south. it is generally tribe of a fair bit of sunshine. that's the case as we go on through saturday. but farther north, we will see that when she weather continued to push his way for the east, ah, county consoled information. moscow is wanting to look this in the world has any right about the facial recognition technology? how did the narrative improve public opinion better? no, wasn't asked how ethan can they can. we waiving the story, the video spread like wildfire, they denied the passport in the ukraine. the listing closed dissects the media. we don't cover the news. we cover the way the news is covered. ah

ah, what you know, does it all reminder what top stories this are 11 days up to 2 weeks devastated to key and syria. more than 40000 people are not unknown to have done it. but a boy was pulled from under rather than hunting and took a on friday morning. he'd been chopped for 260 hours. the u. n is appealing for $1000000000.02 pay for aid. it says is needed immediately by more than 5000000 people who took care. it also wants $400000000.00 for people in devastated areas in sylvia. aid is starting to reach rebel how there is a northern city. about the reopening of a border cross activists and emergency teams have criticized the slow response to

the disaster. ah, the head of russia's private military company wagner group is blaming what he calls moscow's monstrous bureaucracy for hampering its performance. if any, pre gozine says it could take months to capture the eastern time, but what an intense fighting has taken place for weeks keep has committed significant resources to holding the mining area. it's got little strategic value, but it's captured would be a symbolic victory for russia. with the advance is proceeding slower than what we want. why is the advance not fast enough? i think we could have taken control of back moved by the new year if we had not been hindered by monstrous military bureaucracy and obstacles created on a daily basis. some little money is from the royal united services institute, and he says it's not the 1st time packaging has criticized rushes, military leadership wildly. that's very surprising that promotion would lash out at

the military bureaucracy in this manner. he's been launching a shadow conflict against the defense minister survey. shy, give a date back to the war in syria. he's back to 2016 as really escalated over the past year with him going public is the owner of the water grip and russian military having set back after that back. so i think that this is totally aligned with his public persona over the course. the last few years, the water grip assembled an army of 50000 troops, 40000 prisoners, and 10000 mercenaries, and all they have to show for it. heavy casualties is a takeover of soda and back loot. obviously was that increasingly important for the russian campaign because they gave them a critical victory financed as well as access to railways and logistics. and even though promotion is trying to frame and refrain, brushes, goals, as not necessarily being to capturing the city, but creating a stalemate. that glad you creating forces. i result in the death of ukrainian territorial defense forces are a lead core. that kid, that narrative is not really that convincing because russia wants victories and

dynamics can propose and just not delivering them as losing heavy casualties in the process. the u. s. is condemned israel's decision to expand illegal settlements in the occupy the west bank. the white house has to move, undermines a 2 state solution. we are deeply dismayed by israelis announcement that they will advance thousands of new settlements and retroactively legalize 9 outposts in the west bank that were, that were until now illegal under israeli law. the united states strongly opposes these unilateral measures which, which exacerbates tension, harm trust between the 2 parties and undermine the geographic viability of the 2 states. such a solution. during this, his recent trip to israel secretary blinking was clear that all parties should refrain from actions that heightened tensions and take us further away from peace. is there anything to have cleared all of trees planted illegally by israeli settlers and occupied palestinian land. and trees have been there for 15 years,

so i caught out reports from shadow and the last bind. freshly dug up soil and more than a 1000 olive trees were removed by the israeli forces here on occupied palestinian land in the west bank under israeli high court ruling. because all of the olive trees that were planted here were planted by israeli settlers illegally. now this olive grove here has caused absolute outrage, the removal of these trees amongst the right wing politicians within the israeli coalition government. but this situation here highlights simmering tensions within the government that have been bubbling underneath the surface for the last few weeks. you have the national security minister. some i've been given who is accused the defense minister of bringing in border police here to remove these trees. something he says comes on the have to restriction. so the conversation here now is

about who controls what, especially when it come to occupied west. thank you also have the finance minister smart church that has also told the finance minister he can quit his job because it's up to him to decide what happened with in the west bank in terms of the expansion of illegal settlements. we're seeing a coalition government here that is rapidly fast tracking measures to make these illegal settlements bigger and as fast as they possibly can. all of this just days before judicial reform plans are being voted on on monday reforms that many israeli said is a threat to democracy. it would potentially give the government the upper hand over the supreme court. now that vote is going to happen on monday and we're likely to see thousands more israelis protesting against it. please, in senegal are far tear gas to disperse supporters of main opposition leader or slanted sancho sancho was forcibly removed from his char after appearing in the

court in the capital. darker. who was attending hearings in a defamation case against him? sancho supporters say the legal action and other allegations at attends to discredit him. i had of presidential elections next year. politicians from around the world are meeting in japan to discuss what they see as a growing threat from china on the agenda of concerns about beijing's approach to taiwan or mcbride reports from their base is in taiwan fighter jets take to the skies as part of an exercise in readiness for wall plains coming from mainland china. incursions by china's air force doubled in 2022 with beijing determined to unite with what it regards as a renegade break away province. for taiwan. president saying, when these threats are a reminder of why her government is keeping its distance from the mainland, as she restated in her luna, new year message and full, the hopefully the military steadfast in holding their posts defending our national

security and now common homeland with all their might, her vice president and the man widely expected to succeed her when taiwan, alexa, new president, in a year's time, holds similarly defiant views. when i, when in song or that we facing the threat from china or in the future, our new mission is to protect taiwan, promote democracy, peace and prosperity. in night quest, taiwan can count on the might of its ally the united states. a strike group led by the aircraft carrier limits, is the latest deployment to the disputed waters of the south and east china seas. and sailing through the sensitive tie, one straight, which china regards as a highly provocative act tie one's increasing geopolitical importance. underpinned by its global high tech business, cloud has raised the stakes in this potential flash point. china's president,

she didn't ping having secured an unprecedented extension to his time in office seems to have made unification with taiwan. his legacy mission, the ann or shall you got both sides of the taiwan strait belong to one china, which is the fact with clear historical evidence and legal basis. taiwan has never been a state, nor will it become one. ty, one's very existence as a thriving democratic de facto state is an affront that china struggles to live with. rob mcbride al jazeera in new zealand and his 9 people are known to have died out of sight. and gabrielle struck, it's north island, please say more than 4000 people had lost contact since it hit about 5 days ago. about 10000 people have been forced to leave their homes as the country's worst flooding disaster in decades among the dead of an infant. and a firefighter who was with a very heavy heart last night that we received the news that all moved away for

flora, craig stevens, who was rescued in early as of tuesday. from the mirror, while flint flood would no longer be with us. craig died and was for last night, surrounded by his loved ones, after fighting valiantly till the in the berlin film festival is back. after being closed for years since the pandemic actors and filmmakers had been walking, it's red carpet, dominic came reports from berlin. these are the sites and sans of war in ukraine. these, the realities of combat in a country invaded wyatt's largest neighbor just released either. and yet in sidney front or east in front, we are given a glimpse of far more. for in this film, we see the other aspects of life since the russian invasion from the happiest moments with family and friends to the times of greatest danger.

the directors of the film set out to chronicle close up. this nation's fight for survival as a message. it's like how can every, some change in one second. ah, like all your friends who was like go legs who. oh so some guy work on color correction. some, you know, over to one on from life. the situation in ukraine is the transcendent theme at this year's belly in allah. several of the films here deal with it directly with the aim to keep it at the forefront of people's minds. certainly that's the case for the artistic director of this year's festival. this film try to make something different, trying of course, to move our conscience and to make us be more aware of all these matters. by the same time to give an insight from a very personal point of view. with the film in the ukraine, we see what many civilians they have found themselves doing. learning how to use an

automatic rifle. the nervous smiles and laughter during the lessons are a distraction from the question of how effective these novice soldiers might be in real fighting. in some areas destroyed tanks provide an impromptu plaything for the younger generation. yeah. what was that? oh, what pulling up. i don't have to use the girls while the more traditional playgrounds now nestle between bombed buildings. some areas are out of bands entirely here. the happy wailing of infants has given way to the high frequency wail of the mind detector. a reminder that children are targets thorne, a cane al jazeera, berlin blue.