hold this way because i'm responsible for the future fall country for the people who are behind the boss. gardens of truth starts february 18th on d w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, growing criticism of the official response to the earthquakes which have killed thousands in turkey and syria, turkish president ur tuan sees the destruction for himself and admits there were failing on the day of the disaster. survivors and northern sirius sift through

rubble and bury their dead. rescuers appealed for humanitarian car doors in a region already devastated by civil war and ukraine's president extends a diplomatic drive to drum up support for the fight against russia. anatomy or zalinski arrives in paris for talks with the leaders of france and jer. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. there's growing criticism of the official responds to the earth, quite disaster in turkey and syria. some reports now put the number killed up more than 15000. international rescue teams are joining forces with local emergency crews, but hopes are fading of finding more survivors under the rubble of thousands of collapse to buildings. 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 scanned for signs of life from under the rubble bed resident, se rescue operations here in the city of ca. hm. on marsh have arrived too late. oh no, jobs is goof, they leave even if they hear voices from afar is like they come here to listen for voices. they hear a voice mail and say yes, there was someone in there. but even then there was no team round or there was no equipment. there's no train team, no crane, 40 hours a pass already. there was a man under the debris beyond walton but residence taking shelter are growing restless, waiting for aid for food, for medication. frustrated many or lashing out of the official response to the disaster goes all the level of nothing was done for 2 or 3 days for our relatives

and friends who have been under the debris. there is no help collected. it does no electricity does. no water does no natural gas stomach. we are in a miserable state to them. there's no bread is provided in a most important thing is food for one 3rd of the buildings are gone, our house is gone, everything is gone, but we're grateful that we survived prospects for finding survivors almost 3 days after the quake. our 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 bristle. they told us there was nothing wrong with our house, but they want to wait and see whether the demolition of the ruins will cause any damage and then we'll go back. what else we do pockets of all me. with help of finding survivors fading, frustrations are growing. many feel left alone in the face of what turkey is

described as the biggest catastrophe of the century. dw correspondence newly has more from the earthquake zone and as in turkey. o rescue efforts continue, friend takes me here in the 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 buddies, 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 bullying 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 hot i call him on laura 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 that as well. if trouble allows, but this is the situation right now in many areas,

very disparate. you leah han reporting there will turkish president reggie type air to one has toward the disaster area for the 1st time. he's promising to step up relief efforts, but his opponents say help has been too slow to get through. or to wanna admit there were problems in dealing with the immediate aftermath. critic se took far too long for rescue workers to arrive. many blame president ado on 3 days on he defended his government's response on a visit to the disaster zone. it included 50 all state agencies, a working now public. it was the 2nd load. you're shown them are on the 1st day and there were a few problems good. but from the 2nd day on what we had, the situation under control, the opposition leader sees things differently, accusing the government of serious failings. he also traveled through the region

and blames the president for the destruction. was due to there is only one person responsible for this catastrophe, and that is ottawa. on the 20 years he has failed to prepare the country for earthquakes. and some geologists agree they say earthquake proof structures would have prevented devastation on this scale, but were held up by corruption and ignorance. this team prepared an earthquake risk map for one city now in ruins. germany and the harmonies account there and had we sent the map to the mer he looked at it berg, didn't believe it, uncle, and did nothing by god. bless me on it. your voice. why was he able to do that? said the smith globe. research is maintain every one you chuck. he was sitting on a powder keg, but far too little was done. 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 controlled territory. and a rebel held enclave where millions rely on humanitarian aid. a dw 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. rescuers 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 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. well, 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. she on about olive 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, missoula. dont have any clothes or any possessions anymore that um other than the streets and the rain without socks or anything man, they don't have anyone to stay with out of my siblings died in a leper while i had a hot inspection in the had a rafa and the other helpers in her him who continued to hammer away until our mission is complete. and after that,

they'll have another massive test rebuilding their village. while 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 gray have pledged 8 most of it to turkey. the european union, the us, china, and india are old, sending rescue workers and equipment. ukraine says it wants to help its friends in turkey, while russia is assisting syria where moscow also has troops. greece and israel have sand rescue teams to turkey despite rocky relations in recent years. and israel has also approved humanitarian aid for syria, neighboring lebanon, jordan iraq, as well as the palestinian authority, earl pledging emergency supplies for both turkey and syria. well now to some of the other stories making news around the world, emergency crews and chile are battling wild fires in central and southern areas.

the blazes have killed at least 26 people authorities or warning that a new heat wave is likely to fan the flames. washington says china has a global fleet of spy balloons, like the one shot down by the u. s. air force. last week, the white house claims chinese spy balloons have been spotted flying over all 5 constant continents. international investigators say russian president vladimir putin played an active role in the shooting down of malaysian flight. mh 17. in 2014, prosecutors say and offered me styles to pro russian rebels. but there's no evidence that he personally ordered the attack. president of valero, mere zalinski, is in paris on only his 2nd trip abroad since russia invaded ukraine. he's holding talks with the leaders of france and germany, and will join an east summit in brussels. zelinski has renewed his appeal for more

western weapons, including fighter jets. touching down for a surprise visit ukraine's presence zalinski got a warm welcome from the british prime minister richie soon act. then it was off to parliament where he thank lawmakers for their support and urge them to provide fight jets. his marching. i appeal to you and the walt was simple. and yet most important wars combat aircrafts for ukraine wings for free them. later, as the 2 leaders visited ukrainian soldiers, training with the british army soon back assured him that this appeal has not fallen on deaf ears. so when it comes to fight combat aircraft, of course they are part of the conversation we've announced today that we will be training ukrainian air force on nato standard platforms. because the 1st step in being able to provide advance across is to have soldiers away aviators that are

capable of using them with that breakthrough in his back pocket. the next up for zalinski was paris and another enthusiastic greeting. this time from france's president macro and germany's chancellor shalt at the alizae palace. after some slight confusion about who should stand, where ah, i say you are a month. zalinski returned to his main theme, her initial grain. now, the sooner ukraine can get powerful, long range weapons, the sooner our pilots can get modern planes, the stronger our forces will be off, which you miss nisha will de nashika lead said thoughtfully along. and the sooner this russian aggression will end. and we will bring peace back to europe if bear with me, where the french and german leaders were quick to reaffirm their support. it's an

ukraine can count on france. it's european partners and its allies to win the war. russia cannot and must not win novelty in inc. and as we stand firmly by ukraine's efforts to strengthen its defense is to defend its values, sovereignty and territorial integrity associates. wish to hist. yes, he will call me them if you zelinski is heading on to an e. u summit in brussels, where he'll again press his appeal for more support from ukraine's allies. this is tito menus. here's a reminder of our main story. international rescue teams are joining local emergency crews working to reach any more survivors of the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. some reports put the death toll at more than 15. as

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