tv News Al Jazeera February 17, 2023 10:00pm-10:31pm AST
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isolated by conflict, now displaced by disaster. aid arise for earthquake victims in north west syria, but for many it's come too late. ah, hello, i mary m m i z and london you watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program and got rum on march. that is a growing sense of outrage of construction regulations and safety warnings that were ignored. the southern turkish town. it s lakia emergency teams work to stabilize a landslide with fears. a nearby lake could flood the valley below. also coming up, the sound has been another attack on security personnel in pakistan. at least 6 people are confirmed dead in karachi. ah.
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low and welcome to the program or rescue efforts are winding down in many parts of quake, head southern turkey. some survivors have been pulled from the rubble boats. 11 days on the focus is shifting to relief efforts into helping them millions of people who now homeless and in need of humanitarian assistance. symbolic funerals have been held off to friday prayers for those who are not given burial rights in the wake of the disaster. with many mosques damaged, people gathered outside or in the camps. more than 45 and a half 1000 people are confirmed who have died more than 39000 of them are in tokyo, more than 5800 in syria. but this number is expected to rise. and in both countries, are many thousands of people still unaccounted for. the united nations has that been speaking about this. now they say that $143.00 aid trucks have arrived in the rebel held north west of syria. the un office for coordination of humanitarian
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affairs says across board operation is being scaled up and more deliveries applying for the coming days. all this as aftershocks continue to rattle the region. tech he is does asked agents. he says that there is one every 4 minutes. that's 4700 tremors overall since the quakes 1st struck. also we have a team of correspondence have been covering this story. it began our coverage now with that situation in syria. in this report from wrestle said he has been spending some time in the city of gender is where activists in emergency teams that say, the aid has been too slow. many syrians know the loss of loved ones, only 2 well in the tone of gender, us in the northwest. more than a decade of civil war has already killed and displaced many. but those who have survived are now living through a new trauma. the regions earthquakes disaster across the border into the kia rescue m 8 operations are running nonstop. but here that is on the silence and
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feelings of grief and abandonment admired booker could only watch helplessly as he saw so lovely, died threat together under there before hours, he hugged his child and waited for help. but none arrived the heavy well admin 1st blood oozed out of my son's mouth and made his voice fighting gradually. why daughter and other son? we just made us away. they also died. i only ask for help from god. my it says no. it can heal his wounds. he has lost what he treasure the most. his children not were syria is home to more than 4000000 people. it has been heavily bombed by the regime to walked well year long civil war. life here was already tough and earthquake has just add that to the misery. these children were born during celia's war. most have grown up as orphans. they had washed those around them, killed by bombs for him. from the sca,
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the earthquakes took away what little they had left but even in disaster, some are finding fun. in this makeshift camp is now home to many survivors. one of them is ma mazda 2. he had a family and lived in a camp. it wasn't much busted home. he says he was next to his wife when the roof collapsed on them. he held his wife's leg to see if she was alive. she moved it a little, a sign of life, a spark of hope. when he woke in a makeshift hospital, he discovered his empire family was dead. how little i asked about my wife? the doctor told me she is dead. my daughter is dead. my son too. they are all gone . for kilometers away in cover, sufferer life and death are intertwined. saba has seen lost many friends and family members during the war. now the earthquake has claimed 9 more than to shake by level. you see how many people are now in need of health. they also lost their
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families. we buried i loved ones here in my can put husband lies buried next to some of their children. but she says she must stay strong. her youngest child still needs her. people who say the international community has abandoned them, but they are used to being ignored. no, though they feel angered by the absence of health. although international aid is finally arriving, they say it is too little too late, but what there is they will need to survive the winter. we had to cross the border before the day and it we passed several checkpoints as the san sat living behind the country where disaster of the disaster overlap. rousseau said that al jazeera gender, us not where syria on out were building efforts are expected to begin with in weeks and the turkish city of car am on marsh architects, as well as local residents are blaming on modified buildings for the high deaf toll
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. they're nearly all the homes that collapse at the api sent to a belt before new safety regulations came in. bernard smith reports now from the city in the 1st 10 to 15 seconds of the earthquake of the dozens of apartment buildings here collapsed. those inside had no chance. they were built before 1999. but here every one survived. they were billed after $999.00. that was when an earlier quake inter kia prompted a strengthening of building regulations. unit catch mars a local architect, says 90 percent of the buildings that collapsed in carmel marsh, who were built before the new standards were introduced. who's good as or mine is on their hurts to seal this destruction. but i am angry to this could easily have been avoided. i've lost family members. everyone's affected by this unit is been proved once again that what matters is science. mathematics will never fail. even
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with such a massive earthquake, only 2 percent of the new buildings collapsed. eunice is low rise, office is the style of building. he says he wanted to see built here. it's more integrated into the earth. he says so more able to withstand shaking and swaying. 3 years ago, eunice and his colleagues held a meeting with officials to warn of the dangers of an earthquake. the chamber of architects urged the local council to evacuate all this area, demolish and rebuild again to new standards. but it would have meant up routing, thousands and thousands of people and hundreds of businesses there was never done. then the, with tens of thousands of amnesty is given by the government to people who build new structures that failed to meet the latest standards. instead of fine was paid, which just in 2018 and the ministry of environment more than $4000000000.00. so we're okay. really liqueurs with icy immense pain here. jamil as to she met, she says, he's a building auditor. so many variables can affect the strength of
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a construction. he says right down to how a trainee builder mixes the concrete banana you can must and take me to parliament . there is no one reason why a building collapses. it could have been the type of soil of fault in the construction plan of the engineering, the workmanship or something external. we have many buildings badly damaged by other falling building us there need to be technical inspections and only then can we take the steps necessary for a safe future. although turkey as president reggie typo on says he wants the fur new homes to be ready within a year, architects in this town, woman to be built to survive. the next quite was a in caramel marsh. bernard is now in a donna, and he joins me live now from there, where and you've been following developments around the rescue operations. and it is incredible that we're just coming up to 2 weeks since these earthquake struck, bernard and some stories of hope emerging.
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mariam, remarkable that there are these still these minor miracles occurring. we think we've counted for within the last 40 or the last 20 of our hours, excuse me, from overnight into friday or early hours or friday morning. or we got some video of 45 year old man that was pulled from the rubble in hats i province 11 days on now after that quade he been trapped for 278 hours. and then we had another man rescued earlier than that rescued tour and 61 hours after the quake. and he met for the 1st time, his newborn daughter. i'll me lay and she was born on the day of the quake he, her father mas staffer matter for the 1st time, at a hospital in merce in their art. it is remark, what these are still happening. there are now much less search and rescue operations, of course on the were when the quake 1st struck less than $200.00 of them going on
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at the moment. most of those in that had a province where those of occurred at the bulk of those rescue operations and others that are going on in carol, mom rush as well. and you have to remember the that we experience and we met a lot of angry and frustrated people over the last week who say that there's not been enough of the search and rescue operations. because the fact that the finding people now tells a lot of people that there were people trapped under the rubble alive who haven't been saved, marion, i guess they want him as a focus now family tier relief efforts in getting him an italian assistance to people that need it, but also advantages reporting from grammar nash and there's a lot of frustration other why so many buildings collapsed in airy that's prone to earthquakes. what measures are being taken to make sure that a people are cap, save from, from buildings that might not be very unstable, but might not have yet collapsed. while a government says there are $74000.00 buildings that are still standing,
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but must be demolished. as soon as possible, and when you talk about that, we're talking about again, homes, people's homes, not the ones that have already collapsed into the ground. 374000 people have been evacuated. many of them were living in these tense. the government's intention is for these to be very temporary. this place, for example, behind me shall be shot by monday. people are being moved from the tense into university accommodation diversity. dormitory universities have been closed for the rest of the term, and people are being put in those dormitories to give them a roof over their head. but it's an extraordinary housing crisis, homelessness crisis. the government is suddenly facing more than a 1000000 people, potentially are made homeless by this quake. and the government wants to start rebuilding as fast as possible. that was a vice president, but octane been saying that their determination, they say, to get buildings off as quickly as possible. and within a year,
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people moving in to new accommodation. but between now and then they have to be housed somehow. an extraordinary challenge at the turkish government has to take on almost over night, find new accommodations, so many people, maya. all right, thank you very much from donna bernard smith reporting test. thank you mannered because you've been reporting on the white fry devastation. that is interesting that not all cities in areas have suffered in quite the same way as i sure can aim reports now from era's in. not a single person died in irs in not a single building collapsed. yet there are plenty of people in this city of 43000 people who say they are angry and scared. there are damage buildings. the government has advised people not to go back to their homes until an inspector has deemed them structurally sound. so we've spoken to people who say they're living intense cars and outside. they complain the fact that ers in has not been as
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devastated as other areas has left it overlooked when it comes to receiving aid as indiana shonda. but since the mare said is seen is not damaged. so many survivors came here. they're staying in their cars. they also new tents. they suffer as much as we do on though they may survive in terms of food another, but they have no place to stay. there are a couple of factors explaining why ers in was not severely damaged. it's next to a fault line expert, say that fault line did not shift. there is a mountain next to earth, then that is creating a barrier. and the city is at a higher see level, which means the ground is harder. buildings are constructed on bedrock and for years the city has strictly enforced building codes and the use of proper construction materials given how well ers in has fared. people from heavily impacted areas in had tie province have now come here seeking refuge. natasha name
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el jazeera ers. in turkey, ha, re some of his toys. this are as well. and in sudan jazz era state has fertile fields and water. it's not supported the population for years will hawaiian what's been done to plant hopes of renewing ah hello, the weather's looking find a dry across a good part of southern year, a nice little area of high pressure. it's getting squeezed further south actually there's that happens. it's allowing weather systems to move across more than most pass that storm also now making its way toward sir scandinavia, some very strong winds rattling across, said denmark eating across sir, norway and sweden. and they will eventually quite quickly actually make his way
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across the baltic states, finland, seeing some of that re, sleet and snow, to the sweeps its way across into that western side of russia. some rain to the south of that's the little bit of wet weather up towards scotland, northern parts of england too. still the breezy side 3 sas day. but further south, as i find try and sunny weather for the most part, it might just catch one or 2 showers, just creeping into southern parts of portugal as we go on through the next comes day sunday wet, whether it's a central part of europe or wintery weather but mulder i, which was that eastern side of europe by the south. there you go, fight and try temperatures picking up in ankara as we go on through the next couple days with these spells of sunshine. but a chance to some brain students know, to northern parts of, to kia as we go on through the next day or so. we've seen some sleet and snow across the atlas mountains. recently, she turned dryer and brighter over the next couple of days with showers for the canaries. ah,
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turn dirty money into african gold and exclusive l as in homing soon. the american people have spoken. but what exactly did they say? is the one looking for a whole new border with america in it? is the woke agenda on the decline in america. how much is social media companies know about you have how easy is it to manipulate the quizzical book us politics? good, bottom line. lou . ah welcome back out top story, this now at the united nations. as the 1438 trucks have now arrived and the rebel
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held northwest of syria. after the reopening of a border crossing, that activists emergency teams have criticized the slow response to last week's earthquakes. while rescue operations of winding down 11 days after the earthquakes, but to some people have been found alive. a 45 year old man was pulled from the rubble in hightail on friday, while 3 others have also been rescued from other cities. late on thursday. all, as the hope of finding survivors slips away, the focus is shifting towards how takia can help those displaced by the disaster. i said, beg reports now from one of the hardest hit areas of got from on marsh, on how students they're a coping oh, waiting. and hoping, even if the chances are very slim zane of has been sitting here every day since earthquakes hit comforted now by one of her daughters. some of them is them.
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my daughter son in law and 3 grand children still under there. they found some of their personal belongings. they went into the rooms but couldn't find them. then. we've been here since the earthquake happened. they cannot find them. among these destroyed buildings, this school remained standing. it's being used to provide people with 8. hello you as a kid, there is no enough to go to school. a lot of people have died on a few people are left and you say to me, at least the schools are being used for a good purpose. how education has been suspended and it will affect us probably what i'm sure the state will do what is necessary for our education. in another part of this devastated city, this camp set up to house displaced people is now full of children. hey, typically we are very concerned about our kids education. they want the education to start as soon as possible. this was the epicenter of the earthquakes, and it will never be the same again. with so many buildings destroyed and even more damaged is unlike the children in this city will be returning to school any time
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soon after providing the initial aid for the earthquake victims, the government is now turning gets attention to what comes next. i said vague. i'll visit. 3 carmen marsh, so them could appeal. meanwhile, elsewhere in the southeast region, people that fear flooding could make a dire situation much worse. alger is at stephanie decker reports from close the town of s law. 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 snow fall on this mountain is melting, causing pressure, and the water levels to ride. the villagers are extremely concerned that this could
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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 in the on tap, the ground give what gave way craters 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 the on taps ancient castle. a causal 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
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the mountains, outside of his lawyer and south eastern turkey. focused on the taliban of taking responsibility for an attack on a police headquarters in karachi, killing at least 3 police officers and one civilian 11 others have been injured. and what local media reporting to be a heavy exchange of gunfire between police and the attackers who stole the compound . 3 of the attackers also died following a series of loud explosions. this is the latest in a string of attacks from the pakistani taliban on the security forces recently out there is come all hide out more in this now from his mom about well this attack started off the dog and a number of days i'm going to your next to the exact number, the police saying that that could be anything from 5 to 10 people. attack the compound de loc. grenada, according to the board, then entered into the garage,
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police chief office, which is situated next to the police station and rated on a main road which leads from the fort to the center of the 50. no, no shot right after that light went out in that particular building. possibly a precautionary measure by going through what inside the building and the situation is still ongoing and not yet clear as to what is going on inside. but the parent lay the rangers. richard, the bad military 40 than the police are involved in an operation trying to flush out the attack. we go to germany now where well, peters are gathering to discuss the state of global security. the main focus at the munich security conference, roches invasion of ukraine, which has transformed the security landscape in the region the world. the 1st time russia in iran has not been invited to the summit. you can present it to me as landscape, gave the opening address ging allies to speed out weapons deliveries,
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saying that any delay threatens their own safety. yes, to liberate ukraine and europe. because when the russian weapon should at us, it is already pointed at our neighbors. may europe be this subject of compromise? no, we have to liberate from rogers aggressive potential potential every international institution and every fear of the world economy. because because only only then there will be a chance for freedom to pass through our border further to the east. and our diplomatic editor james bays is at the conference in munich. this address exactly one year on was very important. pretty similar language as we've seen, progressions landscape is recent speeches. for example, when he spoke recently in london, in paris and brussels messages to the international community, to do more making the point. what is lacking here is speed. he keeps asking for
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things. it started with non lethal assistance with the west. it was giving it moved to heavy weapons then to artillery and now tanks. and now he's calling to fly to jazz with everything he asked for, that there's been a long period of delay discussion. and eventually the west gives him what he wants, but he would like to see the delivery of weapons speeded up. much, much more. ukraine will stay the top issue, i think, during this years munich security conference. but it's not just what discussed here in terms of a sort of talk is also active diplomacy that sometimes takes place. on these occasions, the us delegation represented by vice president, commonly harris bought the u. s. secretary, entity blinking it's going to be here to as is the top 4 policy official of china, y m e, the state counsellor. when ye give it all attention over taiwan and more recently,
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over the chinese balloon shot down over the north american space. there is the possibility of discussions between those 2, which of course is something to watch very closely. the law russian president vladimir putin is welcomed. his bell russian counterpart, alexander lucas shanker. to moscow they are discussing security economic ties and military corporation. in recent months, banners and russian forces of cardite joint military exercises near the ukrainian border. now some news from the u. s. 5 form of memphis police officers have pleaded not guilty of being charged with the murder of tyra nichols. the 29 year old was stopped in january for alleged reckless driving. he was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being brutally beaten. then he died 3 days later, the officer's face several charges including 2nd degree murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, official, misconduct, and oppression. nichols, family lawyers, community leaders, an activist calling for a forms and an end to police brutality in the us. we take you to see don now the
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government there is hoping to rescue its former breadbasket region by attracting a new investment after decades of decline. the irrigation scheme in jazeera estate is one of the largest in the world, comprising an area almost 9000 square kilometers. it's an ambitious project and it started in the british colonial era in 1925. it's center just south east of the confluence of the blue and white nile rivers below the city of her tomb. it uses gravity to distribute the waters of the blue nile from 2 dams via a 4300 kilometer network of canals and ditches. bringing a regular flow of water to the fields made the region the most productive incidence, transforming it into the country's key source of food, as well as a major source of exports. but as a bill morgan now reports the scheme has suffered from a lack of modern tools and equipment as well as chronic under investment. this
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tractor is essential for hated and worst farm here. incidentally, j 0 state, he says he inherited it from his father, and he uses it to dick the mouth to irrigate his crops or till the soil. but he says that machinery is so old, it's not as efficient as it used to be. id i did, if you had other machines i've had some equipment for 20 years in some has been with me for 2500. we actually use equipment that has been refurbished and we can't afford to buy new equipment. and if something breaks or we welded done, and there's no investment in the projects to afford modern equipment yet either haters. farm is part of the 0 agricultural project. it's a 2200000 acre agricultural scheme. that's one of the largest of its type in the world. it was established nearly a century ago and was once regarded as the bread basket of sudan crops like sir, gum cotton and weeds were harvested, not just for local consumption, but also for export. now only about half of the land is being farmed. they are surf
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to remove that. the input for harvest is not always affordable to farmers and the seeds on to a waste. the bashing of the land is there. the water for irrigation is there, but there is need to rehabilitate the facilities of the project. more than a 130000 farmers work on the project that's managed by the government. but farmers say that government hasn't invested enough. most of the machinery around here has been in use for years. farmer say a failure to modernize the disney or scheme has led to a decline in production of crops in the country. for example, 75 percent of the country's wheat was once harvested here. now most is imported, other crops have also been affected, affecting market prices and reducing the availability of food in the country. the world food program says a 3rd off to dance 4 to 3000000 people don't have enough food, partly because they can't afford it. the organisation says investing in agriculture,
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in places like ge, 0 project will help the country and others. but the dance political crisis may deter investment. the fertile land that you see behind me projects like this. well, you can not only feed food in, you could lp the whole world. and so that's why we're here. we've got to resolve some of the issues, a sudan, so you move for bringing private sector vespers investors. it'll work with small holder farmers. maximize harvest yield production, and we solve food security around the world. hide that says he hopes to see more investment in the project that would help him not only get to more than equipment and increase production, but also grow enough crops. so that does the ra project can once again export food from sudan. he bowl morgan al jazeera, does the estate well, it can get to alive updates and developments around all our stories, including of course, sell the devastation caused in southeast and turkey northwest syria on a website. ah
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