is too much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this weight 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 ah, this is dw news. why? from berlin? syrian doctor's under enormous strain as they raised to provide care to earthquake victims. hospitals are facing shortages of staff and medicine with resources already stretched then for more than a decade of war. also coming up to show one of south africa,

hottest rap artists is a shot dead, aka was gunned down in the street in durban. we'll talk to a music producer about his legacy. ah. hello, i'm clare richardson. thank so much for joining us. international aid is moving to help with the aftermath of the massive earthquake in syria and turkey. but over a decade of war has left organisations struggling to reach victims. in some parts of syria, the government of sharla thought has said it will allow humanitarian assistance into rebel held areas. international aid has begun. trickling in and the u. s. has suspended some sanctions on syria to help ease access to the war torn country. in rebel controlled edler, medical resources were already stretched thin. now medics are responding to

a dramatic influx of casualties and having to draw on help wherever they can get it . t w's team in syria reports with that the shipper hospital and central it lib. medical students are quickly finding out what it's like a dr. they've been working nonstop since the earthquake struck several days ago. currently they're treating 200 patients described as in critical condition. more than they would normally be able to handle oh, ladder saw how cute it could be if we have a large number of patients and it exceeds our capacity it. in spite of that, we are giving it all our effort oddity. patients have multiple injuries requiring more than one treatment, and we need all the support we can get in our hospital, including surgical and medical supplies. that being said a for me, while they wait for reinforcements, they manage as best they can. and that requires harnessing all the resources

available and improvising. hardy, i'm glad that we lost some, we've switched all the wards from cardiac care to surgical care month. how. what at the most of the wards have been completely transform was at this book. amen. the entire staff has been called in for a full week because of the tremendous pressure on the hospital now, not from the heart of the land, and we also have a shortage of medicine and our stock. lyles, under him, can no more ludwig live. but on more health is on the way to this hospital close to the turkish border. and advanced team from a spanish eat organization is paying the hospital a visit to lay the groundwork. it's hope though soon have an emergency hospital up and running to help boost treatment capacity here. one. earlier i spoke to jennifer higgins from the international rescue committee who's organization has been providing aid in syria. she described the situation affecting people there. yes, thank you very much. for having me on to discuss this,

i mean this area syria already before this disaster was incredibly hard to access. the situation really remains dire. 8th, a region where 90 percent into population, we're already reliant on humanitarian assistance. hundreds and people report the remain trapped in the rubble of claps. houses. you notice earthquake came really at the worst imaginable time when people were in bed asleep and many of the houses just weren't built to sustain an impact that an earthquake of this. i could have, you know, community bank responders are really fully occupied with the search and rescue. and the huge number of casualties is just overwhelming hospitals and medical center in the northwest. you know, the health system there was already critically fragile, even before this and not only from the coven 19 pandemic. but also over until you know, the earthquake, we were working to respond to a very serious caught her outbreak. there was 30000 cases just in december, so you can imagine that all still happening in the background of this if this big

disaster. and we've already had around 30000 displacement lumens recorded at in 3 days between the 6th and 8th of february. and this is a population that has had to move maybe are in a dozen times over the last decade, air of conflict, you know, those that who hosted by it and, and facing another day. and you know, exposed to the elements breathing temperatures. we've had reports of floating also, and they're just in desperate need for se shelter, electricity, medical aid and sources of heat. thank you so much for sharing with us that how urgent benita is, but since the earthquake has struck on monday morning, we've seen that international in general has been reaching syria in particular slowly at this point, 5 days later how much aid is able to get in yeah, it's been really, really hard to estimate this and you know, the one thing that we have to remember is that you know, where the main crossing points are. they are, you know, between turkey and northwest syrian. and the main crossing point which the you and

use is bob on howard to move goods between target cross border between turkey and northwest syria is in haiti. and this is the one of the most affected regions a, you know, in turkey from the earthquake. so some of the delay in the 1st few days of getting 8 across we simply because of infrastructure damage to roads. and also because the staff that are working in these crossings themselves are also impacted by this strategy tragedy. but i think we do welcome certainly that we've seen some aid convoys go across from the land and over the last 2 days. and we expect this to really ramp up urgently, and so that we can start to see the necessary assistance get to those communities who need it most. and what exactly needs to happen. i in order to see more of those aid on voice getting across the border and getting to where that 8 is needed. yeah, i mean, as i said, and as you said, now it's gaining most persistent and it's really of paramount importance. you know, we need to be really seeing a lot more calm going is going across a, you know,

everything should be nice base and really focused on what local organizations or challenges on the ground. you know what doctors are telling us what local organizations are telling us that they need, you know, think 2020 the un has only had one border crossing, you know, into northern area after the other than i would close for you and operations many. and you can still use these, you know, for commercial room and, but understanding access has been really difficult. and then, you know, the increasing needs in the northwest really show that we just need to be prioritizing, you know, specific goods to be able to get in. and i've already highlighted air, and here before i came on, you know, the health system in particular is really critical. and we need to make sure that we're getting in the necessary medical good to be able to support the human response that's needed. now. thank you. so much for joining us today. that's jennifer higgins, a serial policy coordinator at the international rescue committee. appreciate your time. thank you for having me. wild turkeys presidents as the quake death toll in the country has now passed

a 21000. an international aid effort is underway with rescue crews and supplies being deployed to the region. teams in turkey are still searching for survivors in the rubble working in freezing temperatures. despite fading health, let's bring you up to speed now with some other world news headlines. mystery surrounds the object, the usaa says it shot down over alaska on the orders of president joe biden. the object which was described is roughly the size of a small car. was that to pose a threat to civilian aviation last week, us warplanes down a suspected chinese spy balloon over the atlantic origin of the object. thousands of iranians have taken to the streets to mark the 44th anniversary of that islam make revolution. david, ayatollah khomeini returned from exile and over through the shells government. this year's celebration is in for shadowed by months of nationwide protests, marked by the death of masa on the knee at the hands of iran's morality police. one

of south africa's most famous wrappers has been shot dead by unknown attackers. 35 year old cannon, forbes known as aka, was gunned down alongside another man as they left our restaurant in the south eastern city of durban. police say the motive is unknown, aka has won up multiple awards for his music. the award winning wrapper is survived by his 7 year old daughter. let's bring in a rough go, my respected a music producer in south africa raw. thank you so much for joining us. under these difficult circumstances, you knew aka, personally, can you tell us who he was and what his last will mean for the south african music scene. thank you very much for having me on the show. and i would say i knew him superficially. we met on some gigs on some concerts entrusted

barrels, and a be meant to be heard one time a longer chit on last light to durban. a. and if you're 30 worse, one of the most tre, miss hip hop artists in the country. and it's still starting and sad news for the music industry in the country. ah, him since he was known as innovative artist and, and as a very friendly person. and he are, we are all saddened by this news. i don't know more about the incident than you know, only, but i picked up on, on social media and other media. it's the number of on trending topic in the country. but i can't tell you any more details, and fortunately, i can imagine the reaction there has been immense. but for our international viewers who might not be familiar with a k a's work. could you tell us a little bit more about what his music is like and what it stands for?

years or 30 was known as a pop artist, but what really made his music it is that he was using different shores into a hipaa. he used a lot of house music samples and samples, some other short rest. infuse that into his very own style. and let's we're divorced. laugh troy. and that's what made him famous. and he was an amazing performer and which really connected him to his friends in a very special way. thank you so much for taking the time to join us. south africa will be morning as amazing. her former thank you ralph con. thank you very much for having me. let's change gears and gotten sports news now and nfl football. the super bowl kicks off sunday. the kansas city chiefs facing the philadelphia eagles . and for the 1st time in the history of the event, the teams will be led by 2 black quarterbacks. the stage is set in arizona

for one of the most remarkable super bowls. yet. it's the 1st time american football showpiece. we'll have 2 black starting quarterbacks as kansas city chiefs star patrick now homes take some jaylen hurts and his philadelphia eagles. the significance of the moment is not lost on any one that has been on his retirement. i guess it is his lord moment to be on his performance to do so many others. so much is the reason for telling them i think into a team. so is this a problem? hertz is in his 1st super bowl. his opposite number ma holmes has already lifted the trophy in 2020, but understands why this game is so special. to be lucky enough to be in this position. and the plague is another great galle jalen. it's only a special moment and i'm glad that we're here today. how can we keep moving forward

and how can week motivate kids that are, are younger that are gonna oh, they're going to be a quarterback, is going be a special special day. and a group of organ my homes has struggled with an ankle problem of late, but nothing is going to stop him teaming up with start. i tend, travis kelsey, who will be facing his own brother, jason, a center for the eagles. this is also the 1st super bowl since 2017, which was won by the eagles. whether to number one, seeds from the regular season have reached the finale. if that's not enough to whet your appetite, pop star rhianna will be making her come back in the half time show. it's all shaping up to be a super bowl. like no other. earlier we spoke to german nfl star yeah. of johnson. and asked him why this sport, and in particular, the super bowl has captured imaginations around the world. may have put both the

sport like no other. it's the most entertaining sport out there. it combines physicality with teamwork. it's the ultimate team sport. nobody has ever won a football game by themselves. in soccer, you have the opportunity to maybe score a lot of goals and assert yourself that way. but in football there is no position that works with out somebody else supporting them. and i think people just gravitate towards that on the beauty of football is bringing people together from all different kinds of backgrounds you guys from down south. busy florida guys from iowa that were raised on arms guys like me that are from germany. i will come together for this beautiful game that was yeah, johnson speaking to tito eunice earlier. and before we go, let's get a reminder of our main stories today. more than 24000 people have been killed. india links in turkey and syria. hopes of finding more survivors are fading. as 8

starts to trickle into syria. the u. s. military has shot down an unidentified object over alaska, on orders from president joe biden. to say it's the size of a car and posed a threat to civilian flights. clear where the object came from. have it, you know, up to date, world stories. next, after a short break, they can of course obviously more on our website to t w dot com. richard berlin. thank you so much for watching. i tried several times. i went.