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ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin more than 12000 people confirmed dead and the earthquakes in turkey and syria, turkish president are to one of visits the disasters out to meet families. critics say the response has been too slow, and he admits to fading. group survivors in northern syria sift through rural. i'm
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very 3rd that rescuers appeal for humanitarian car doors in the region. already devastated by civil war and ukraine's president extends a diplomatic drive to drum up support for the fight against russia. for lot of mayor zalinski arrives in paris for talk with the leaders, france, and germany. ah . on pablo foley as welcome to the program. more than $12000.00 people are now known to have been killed in the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria, turkish pressure president, russia tire bird one has towards the disaster area for the 1st time, promising aid for quake victims and more rescue teams. but the window for finding people alive is closing fast and critic say the government's response has been too slow or to one admits,
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there were problems in dealing with the immediate aftermath. 3 days after the earthquake hit, the loud buzz of heavy equipment still fills the streets of affected cities every so often there is silence as rescue worker scan for signs of life from under the rubble. but resident say, rescue operations here in the city of carmen marsh have arrived too late. oh job. since you lose they leave. even if they hear voices from a boy, it's like they come here to listen for voices. they hear a voice mail and say yes, there is someone in there, but even then there is no team around or there was no equipment. there's no train team, no crane, 40 hours have passed already. there is a man under the debris beyond the rothenberg. presidents taking shelter are growing restless, waiting for aid for food, for medication, frustrated many or lashing out at the official response to the disaster. and
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goes all the level of nothing was done for 2 or 3 days for our relatives and friends who have been under the debris or there's no help related it. there's no electricity, there's no water, there's no natural gas stomach. we are in a miserable state of them. there's no bread is provided in our most important thing is food for one 3rd of the buildings are gone. our house is gone, everything is gone. we're grateful. the we survived it prospects 1st. finding survivors almost 3 days after the quake are bleak. experts say in this neighborhood, in the southern city of adena, 11 buildings collapsed, killing a 130 people. some of the building still standing, sustained, visible damage, said the grill. so they told us there was nothing wrong with our house, but they want to wait and see whether the demolition of the ruins will coles any damage and then we'll go back. what else we do to help me with hope of finding
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survivors. fading, frustrations are growing. many feel left alone in the face of what turkey is described as the biggest catastrophe of the century. well dw correspondence julia has more from the earthquake zone in a dana turkey, o rescue efforts continue. friend take me here in the city of adina as well, where several apartment blocks like the one right behind me have basically collapsed in an instant when the quake struck at this building. had 14 stories i'm 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
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professional rescue work as they are bullen tears. i just spoke to a young man who said he's living in our donna. he wanted to help. so he came here and now he is digging for survivors 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 are 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 hotties common morocco guardianship. and we're hearing really apocalyptic stories and getting africa elliptic images from those areas. but these areas are much harder to access. we're trying to get you updates and information from there
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as well. if trouble allows, but this is the situation right now in many areas, very disparate. houlihan reporting from turkey while the united nations is hoping to resume a deliveries from turkey to syria. broken off by the earthquakes rescue efforts in syria are being complicated by the 12 year civil war. the affected area is divided between government control territory and a rebel held enclave where millions rely on humanitarian aid and eat up. new team is in the region, including one colleague who lost his own house. this exclusive report comes from the town of harrow. digging through the rubble an assyrian town of harrow, just one of hundreds in the region that have been flattened by the quake rescue as often just using their bare hands. for the most basic of tools, graphite is one of the locals, frustrated by the lack of proper digging machinery that's compounded by exhaustion
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. after working 2 days without sleep. however, hm. and we need help from other countries. we're getting some equipment, but we have people under the rubble and we're trying to pull them out. we have malice, but what good are mallet got this little? what we really need is heavy equipment to rescue people and they've been under the rubble for 48 hours. we need heavy equipment to get them out. i bought alum some bulldozers have arrived. but they're not nearly enough. given the widespread scale of destruction and hopes of finding more, survivors are diminishing by the hour while the able bodied assist with rescue efforts, others are left to ponder. what's next for them? rather, anela, miss willa. dont have any clothes or any possessions any more that um other than the streets in the rain without socks or anything man had they don't have anyone to stay with out of my siblings died in a leper while i had
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a hot in special ed in the had rafa and the other helpers in her him who continued hammer away until their mission is complete. and after that, they'll have another massive task rebuilding their village. well, there's been a global response to the earthquake disaster with the world offering health to turkey and syria. all the countries shaded in dark grey have pledged 8 most of it to turkey. the european union, the us, china, and india are all sending rescue workers and equipment. ukraine says it wants to help its friends in turkey. russia is assisting syria where moscow also has troops . greece and israel have sent rescue teams to turkey despite rocky relations and recent years. israel has also approved humanitarian aid for syria, neighboring lebanon, jordan, under rack, as well as the palestinian authority, are all pledging emergency supplies for both turkey and syria. when i have to
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some of the other stories making news around the world, emergency crews and chile are battling wild fires and central and southern areas. the blazes have killed at least 26 people. authorities are warning that a new heat wave is likely to fan the flames. canadian police say to children have been killed after a public both smashed into a daycare center in montreal. police believe the driver crash the vehicle deliberately would say they do not know his motive. washington says china has a global fleet of spy balloons like the one shot down, but the u. s. air force last week, the white house claims chinese spy balloons have been spotted flying over all 5 continents. international investigator, se russian president vladimir putin played an active role in the shooting down of malaysian flight am age 17 and 20. 14 prosecutor se couldn't offer to myself to pro
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russian rebels, but there's no evidence that he personally ordered the attack. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski has arrived in paris on a diplomatic mission to drum up support from western allies in the fight against russia. zalinski is holding tolts with the meters of france and germany. it's only his 2nd trip out of ukraine since the invasion, ukrainian president has renewed his appeal for more high tech weapons, including fighter jets. the landscape is urging partners to step up their support as keith braces for a potential russian spring offensive for i'm teenie mentioned maya, but france and germany, a potential game changes some impacted by fish. and this is how i see our negotiation. so to when everything is obvious, ok, you know, the sooner you crank and get path or weapons, those long range weapons, the sooner our pilots can get modern aircraft, the stronger forces will be thick and i'm grateful. tooth is talking down this path
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. the sooner this aggression of russia will end, they sla, eat them switch as they can, and we will return a lasting peace enamel to europe. bear with me, where you cranes, president vladimir zalinski did of new cars, while at least lewis told us what he's hoping to achieve in paris. while he is continuing to rally support for ukraine, obviously, as we just heard, he's asking for fighter jets. now he's open to get f, 16 american fighter jets or mirage. a french fighter jets from the europe haines. we understand from the european side, though, it's rather unlikely he would get these. he would get these in the immediate term at the european countries are offering to train pilots such as the you k, which are, has promised at that earlier today. and frances also saying we're standing in a, with ukraine. we're giving ukraine full support, but it's rather unlikely they would provide planes a right now. mind you, it might,
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it would take several weeks, months, even years to train up pilots to fly these planes. does. this is not something that can be a delivered, immediately need. the sellers reporting their well earlier zalinski addressed the british parliament in london. he thanked the u. k for its backing since the start of the war. a warm embrace on the tarmac, mr. bradwell place and a rapturous applause at a joint session of the british parliament. ukrainian president bellotta knew zalinski was the man of the our doing with summit called nearly impossible. unifying the united kingdom's contentious political parties. he thanked the u. k. in its former prime minister boards, johnson for immediately supporting the fight against russian aggression renaud or i shall, will lucy and we really know
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the weak glory. their weak dory will change the walls. and these will be a change that the walk has long needed. the united kingdom is marching with us towards the most. i think the most important victory of our life 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 was simple. and yet most important wars combat aircraft for ukraine winks for free them is the 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 helmet ridge, we have freedom. give us wings to protect it. the
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historic visit comes as ukraine, braces for a possible new offensive, and hard heave ends up rosier. 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 to point $3000000000.00 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 will bring the war to a quick end. this is date of your news. here's a reminder of our main story. international rescue teams are joining the local emergency crews working to reach any more survivors of the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. the confirm to death toll has climb to more than 12 past
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