ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live in from berlin tonight more than 11000 people confirmed dead in the turkey syria earthquake. turkey's president retired air to want visited the disastrous old today meeting with families and admitting shortcuts in his government's response to the catastrophe. meanwhile, survivors in northern syria are sifting through rubble and burying their dead.

appeals are being made to open corridors for aid to a region already devastated by civil war. also coming up tonight in a rare trip abroad ukraine's president zalinski tells the u. k. parliament that russia must be defeated. we know, or i shall, will loose and we really know that week during the week or you will change the walls. the lensky telling british lawmakers, a victory over moscow will deter further aggression. and he's renewing his appeal for more western weapons. ah, i bring gov. it's good to have you with us on this wednesday more than 11000. the

bolts are now known to have died in the earthquakes that strike a turkey and syria. earlier this week, the death toll expecting to rise as more victims are found in remote areas under the rubble. now the 1st quake struck near the turkish city of gauzy and tap, and the destruction stretches along turkeys of southern border and into parts of northern syria. international rescue crews are now helping in the desperate search for survivors fueled by the hope of miraculous rescues. while the one you are about to see. in the early hours of wednesday morning rescue workers in the turkish city of other mon found hope under the rubble they had heard voices, voices, cycle with a little of them. bobby lucy got them on. yeah. this year, this is the so she with

like a 3 year old mohammed, and later his mother fatma what pulled to safety another toward law was rescued and got him on mirage. a city close to the earthquakes i presented out if i had been under the debris for 43 albums to please submit your audit on board. i because obviously did you got the link is all a bigger discount? that the just that it's the getting it. he was taken to a hospital, along with his father, who was rescued earlier. some of the wounded survivors from a round turkey had been flown to his danville for medical help. the countless others of fyodor trapped under the debris rescue workers continued to dig and shout out through the biting cold if only in the hope of saving one more life and perhaps

another and another the w corresponded to in the haunt, has more now from the earthquake zone in a donna turkey, o rescue efforts continue. friend take me here in this city of arda as well, where several apartment blocks like the one right behind me have basically collapsed in an instant when the quake struck. this building had 14 stories on being told, and about 100 people were inside. when it happened. dozens have been killed here and they just kind of just heard it from over there that they pulled out 2 more dead bodies, but many are still missing. and that is why you are seen so many people on this giant pile of rubble. they are looking for signs of life and many of them are not professional rescue work as they are bullen tears. i just spoke to

a young man who said he's living in adina. he wanted to help. so he came here and now he is digging to survive as with his bare hands. but at the same time, a very bitter reality is also settling in it's very cold. here we have temperatures below 0 at night, the chances of finding people alive, finding signs of live under the rubble dwindling. i should also mention that other areas further towards the syrian border, a much worse effected than ada. despite all the destruction you can see here, i'm talking about the provinces of hottie car. ahmad marashi got the on tab and we're hearing really apocalyptic stories and getting up elliptic images from those areas. but these areas are much harder to access. we're trying to get you updates and information from there as well. if trouble allows, but this is the situation right now in many areas,

very disparate. and that was julia, honda reporting from turkey now across the border in syria. rescue efforts are being complicated by that country's 12 year long civil war. now before the quake, millions of people were already relying on humanitarian aid just to survive. when damascus is now demanding that international sanctions be dropped, saying that they are hindering relief efforts. we have this exclusive report. aah, salvi. hussein can barely take his eyes off the rubble. this mound of concrete was his brother's home. he managed to find him in the aftermath of the asked quake, but couldn't get him out. la la, la, la jolla, no good. my brother and his young son were under the rubble month. i remember we couldn't reach them. the analog come we didn't know what to do on the we had support yesterday. maybe we could have saved them walk on, i could see them to stop the blood was running down my brothers. no sooner did his

son in his arms. we rescued his daughter, but after that it was dark. like so many here saw b is left wondering water. jan doris in rebel held north western syria is one of the washed hick towns. damaged roads have hampered, rescue and recovery efforts. making it challenging to bring in heavy machinery. mazata zel embodiment him no. we haven't slept since yesterday that battalion people here working with primitive tools. there's no heavy equipment of it in bought and the civil defense teams are working on. the many families are into the rubble. we're doing what we can't i, michelle alone and we appeal to people to help us. okay. i mean, nationality, it's adena, locals. estimate 60 percent of the tone has been destroyed. the death toll rises every day. attention now times to helping the homeless. i did not give a thought on

a situation is very bad. we need 10 food water dr. b flat for just our clothes. look at us up. we have no. she was negative, thought bonnie, unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. complicated farther by serious 12 year civil war. western countries reluctant to st. help to the regime in damascus. but serious pariah government says 8, delivered over the border, is a violation of its sovereignty. without the control of the government, without permission of the government without approval from the government, this is violation. very simply. to the un has called on the international community to politics. a site piece building support is goodwill on all sides. but you know what? you're dealing here with a catastrophe on top of a humanitarian crisis that already existed back in syria. she is erupt. it is

rescue as managed to pluck a whole family from a collapse building. father, daughter and son. something to lift the spirits in dark days. and we have reports that syria has requested assistance from the european union following this earthquake, our corresponded alexander phenomenon. she spoke with the european commissioner for crisis management. that is nothing there that would hemp, the delevie or from it, that it's an emergency assistance, especially not in situation which city and people find themselves of this that he would like. or that's what we're hearing from the european union. i want to go now to who by the al one he is the english media coordinator for the volunteer organization, the white helmets. he joins me now. from istanbul, it's good to have you on the program. you heard it just like we did. the european

union says that aid will reach syria despite sanctions. we're also hearing from the wind calling on everyone to put politics aside. is that feasible? is that going to happen in this situation? hi, assumption as a whole city a know that solution doesn't hinder. he would need to enter into the city and was leaving the community, receiving the or by it trying to load this with somebody of the can somebody of the war 2. and you can say a accountability and to claim that the community for not with the gene did not declare it. you want

it to come under his control to steal the air and divide those who are outside of his control from dated. that you and united nation organ, and nobody can see us in the beginning of the war that we have not able to live with. people just thought it was a sort of them, the gene end of that i could mission a from many out of country. no age to look to the north was the city or the area that is affected more of that in the area as india. so we did not expect it to come from the g trying by and by this guy, this person, i don't know what i vision and feel a lot coming miss. i will let me, let me ask you, i, i understand there are 2 border crossings from turkey into northern to syria. one

is controlled by the russians and the syrians. the other is controlled by turkey. can dictate, can you tell us to night, the crossing that turkey have to keep open? is that passable to now? is it possible to bring aid into northern syria with that crossing? yes. and a is coming from, took you through the number of sylvia and saw that it took you play in border control and coordination the activity inside city. are you an agency based in that box right now? they would, you know, i could nation just send just their bags. they also been made because of the image of the road. and that is not to perfect completely go just the stuff day and don't . and today, what is the of the, from the, from the cost more than more than 300? did my city ended by me, they got it. so how,

he's got a $1000.00 of each day that goes for 13 just today to give that on. they open, who, who knows more than with no need to now deliver them to sit here. so i want to be, i want to make sure that we understand correctly. you're saying, even if the international community is able to bring an aid through syria or through turkey into syria, you're saying that the assad regime is basically stealing that aid. and it's not going to arrive where it's needed. most of that being, of course, in the province know if the ain are gonna throw that to the ask, is that a gene it will be, feel that what i want to say, well, they've got to be the lives of from so if you look in the city, yeah, and it can be distributed combustion by that, the organization who but a, along with the white helmets, mr. l y,

we appreciate your time and we certainly wish you and your team members all the best in dealing with this catastrophe. thank you. thank you. ukraine's president of all the miss zalinski has repeated his appeal for western weapons and an address before the u. k. parliament cholenski is making just his 2nd trip abroad since russia began to invasion of ukraine one year ago. today he thanked britain for backing ukraine since day one of that invasion. he also urged western partners to equip ukraine with fighter jets as kill braces for a potential russian offensive. the spring a warm embrace on the tarmac. mr. breton place and a rapture supplies at a joint session of the british parliament, ukrainian president loading news. lensky was the man of the hour doing with summit called nearly impossible. unifying the united kingdom's contentious political

parties. he thank the u. k. in its former prime minister boards, johnson for immediately supporting the fight against russian aggression. we know, or i shall, will loose and we really know the weak tore, no weaker. you will change the walls and this will be a change that the walk has long needed. united kingdom is marching with us towards the most. i think the most important victory of our live time. thanks and praise were quickly followed by please to provide ukraine with air power since day one. and i appeal to you and the walt. busy was simple, and yet most important wars combat aircrafts for ukraine

winks for free them. this is a message symbolized the presentation of a helmet to the u. k. parliament speaker. it belong to one of ukraine's ace fighter pilots. the rising on the helmets ridge, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. the historic visit comes as ukraine races for a possible new offensive and har heave and separate area. it also highlights brittany's desire to once again, play a leading role on the world stage. after the united states. it's the largest donor of military aid to ukraine, committing 2300000000 pounds since the war began, and pledging to match that this year. zelinski is expected to continue his please to european leaders, some in person for air support, he believes woburn to war, to a quick end. and the great president, he continues his whirlwind tour in europe,

denied he is at to meet with the french president, emanuel micron and the german cancer or church in paris. that's where we want to go right now to paris. our correspondent lisa louis is in the french capital tonight, lisa to talk to me. what can zalinski or what did he realistically expect to get out of this visit tonight with the french president and the german chancellor. well, president zalinski is obviously hoping for fighter jets. he's on a european tour to ask for, at 16 american fighter jets or at the mirage. the french build fighters at the, at this very moment, are part of the french army, but will be withdrawn or are supposed to be withdrawn from french army and replaced by raphael fight it. as mind you, european leaders have been rather reluctant to respond to this. we have heard earlier today that the u. k. will train some pilots in air in ukraine,

ukrainian pilots. but as we understand that european leaders are not likely to provide these, you know, to promise these fighters. that's right. now this is supposed to be, or this is likely to be a rather symbolic visit. so the lance is coming here to me. all these leaders. and the leaders will show that they still continue to support him, that they are on his site in this war against a russia you. there is a lot of symbolism in the decision to go to paris. i'm wondering how important is this visit for the french president? it is rather important, you know, that the french president, in my, my call has been defeated him herself as an international leader as a euro pain statesman. and he wants to play a big role. mind you as a lensky and my car, they go back to at least 2019. when my call was already french president, the lensky was still running for president and michael well come to lensky. he and

paris giving him credibility during his campaign. and so they've created a quite strong bond over these past few years. and obviously of the past year, my car has been one of the main leaders on the international stage trying to support zalinski in his fight against russia. even though this has been a rather rocky road as well, because sometimes my call was criticized for as seeming to close to russia for saying, for example, the russia it needed also secured again to get guarantees to night will be an occasion for him. on my call to strengthen his position to say once again that he is really on zalinski side, that he will continue to support him with international aid, with french 8 with money and also to a certain extent, with weapons, even though these weapons are unlikely to include fighter jets, as of now at least. yeah, that's right. that's the key point as of now w's alisa louis in paris to night. lisa, thank you. and we wanna get the new nail from ukraine. let's go now to our correspondent

economy. he is in the capital. keep good evening to you, nick. so what, what's the reaction there to zalinski is visit has stopped in london and now in peers. well, lots of happy faces, hanky of people seeing pictures of the re cynic not only giving volume is less can audience with king charles, but also picking him up at the airport. something that is not the norm for foreign visitors. that was really a sign of the importance that the british government attaches to this relationship with ukraine. seeing it is one of i guess the few success stories of bridge foreign policy of recent years. i think talk of training for ukrainian pilots is a big deal. that's the kind of 1st step. many hoping that it will be the 1st of many tools getting those jets. but that's can take a fair amount of time. we heard different estimates there of 6 months pilot training, others talking of years to work with the more kind of avant systems like the euro

fight a typhoon. ac often is the big question of unit these jets to come. where are they going to be housed? how they can be protected from russian missiles and how it will work. there's definitely a sense that britain has all on played the role of kind of the avant garde in terms of getting re to yet more complex, expensive, and reparative. the kinds of russia says, means crossing its red lines. and yet that is a good point though, the role that the u. k has played here, these a v, the germans and the french. i mean it, it worked in getting, you know, western allies to say yester sending in battle tanks to ukraine. i'm wondering, is zalinski is he betting that the strategy is also going to work in terms of getting fighter jets delivered to his military? i guess right now he doesn't have many other options. there's been a fair amount of despondency and keep in recent weeks after we heard joe biden saying, no to f sixteens, you had all of shots. that was, i guess,

more to be expected from ukraine, point of view that he would be against the driver. those systems, so basically that is the main hope that the brits will go ahead and then later encourage the others to go along with them. those have been a mistake about france. france has a lot of it's weapons industries in government ownership controls. there's an option that if the government wants to help to really put pressure on to actually make things happen without having to go through a commercial operation with shareholders in its own priorities, took their, those mirage fighters that are entirely built in france. the fronts wouldn't have to ask any other countries permission to send them to ukraine. so father has be said that france has been pretty slow to send weapons to ukraine has sent a lot less, even the gemini, without getting same kind of opprobrium from kia for that. so a bit of hope to france will do something, but i think it's the main focus of ukraine dependencies. philippe from the w. c. connelly and heave nick, as always. thank you. and here are some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. international investigators say that russian president vladimir putin played an active role in the shooting down of malaysian flight image

. 17, back in 2014 prosecutor say that they have quote, strong indication of that hootin offered missiles to pro russian rebels. but they say they do not have evidence that he ordered the attack. the plane was shot down by russian anti aircraft missiles over eastern ukraine. the u. s. says that china has a global fleet of spy balloons, similar to the one that was shot down by the u. s. air force last week. the white house says that over the past few years, chinese spy balloons have been spotted flying over 5 continents. arts of sports news. now news in american professional basketball, le bron james of the los angeles lakers, has become the all time leader in career points in the m. b 8. james scored his record breaking points against the oklahoma city thunder in los angeles. he now has a total of $38390.00 career points. as

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a player now for 2 decades. and he has yet to announce a retirement date. so what does this accomplishment mean for his legacy? here's a look back now. at his incredible career. lebron james was dubbed the chosen one before he ever suited up for an in be 18. the hype started surrounding him in high school, labranz whole town t. the cleveland cavaliers drafted him as the 1st overall pick in 2003. his 1st to india titles though, would come after he took his talents to the miami. he cleveland, after burning his jersey in effigy, will abroad announced he depart, welcomed him back in 2014, and he deliver a championship 2 years later. oh, lawrence 4th in b,

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working to reach survivors that devastating earthquake, but it's meant mostly bodies that are now being pulled from the rubble to confirm, def, told and tear, and turkey and syria is climb to more than 11000. he wants to dw news. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day conflict. dealt with tim sebastian is up next. a a with

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