for we take a look back and into the future in slow brain in february on d, w ah, ah, ah, this is dw news life from berlin. after the devastation and turkey arrests are being made. officials detained those allegedly involved in 40 construction of buildings that have crushed thousands to death. we have the latest updates, the you from our correspondent in the area. international aid is flowing to

earthquakes of artist in syria, but a un official says not enough is reaching rebel held areas and is pushing the damascus regime from what axis and berliners cast boats in a re run off local elections. we look at how authorities bought the initial vote and what it could mean for today's results. ah, monica jones well come to the program. turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for over 100 people allegedly involved in constructing many of the buildings that collapsed in the earthquakes. the government has about to punish any one responsible, but critics say turkeys construction codes are rarely enforced with rescue are still trying to locate any remaining survivors. desperation on the ground is also leading to looting and civil unrest in some areas. hampering the efforts of

emergency cruise the death toll across turkey and syria. it's now over 33000 people, but the u. n warns that figure could go much higher. so knock lines, the rubble of his building has been waiting for a signal from rescue teams who are trying to locate his family. still enrolled. he is not optimistic that his mother and sister was still come out alive. but he refuses to leave the place before they are fond here. we don't know my from. i know. and i just wanted roughly by my modeling. i know deb wrong, but we can't. they've gone through to find them. as chances of finding survivors feed the z,

noticeable shift rescue teams go from quietly searching for trop survivors to digging and removing from families here. no, exactly what this means. sonata and his family are gathering near the ruins of what used to be their home. there still have that family members dropped under the rubble, but they lost hope that anyone would come alive now. all they want is to find a bodies of their loved ones. for proper burial, a good one and he just wants to find anything, anything ever fun. we just man that you want to pray for our from and what we we gent sure. where is good. then maybe we can find them. i read know, believe dad died. we never really because we can proceed in on our face to city

office. come to room is largely destroyed. the buildings that did not fall are cracked and have been evacuated. people sleep in public, yards, and sleep and a cold night era. many residents are leaving for safer areas. best come their own, turns into a coast town. dw eulley, a harness on the ground in a donna and speaks with f, craig victims there every day. i asked her what their main concerns are now. well, 1st of all, people are grieving. almost everybody we speak was here, and we have been to different cities in the affected region has lost a loved one or know someone who did the scale of the grief is not only heartbreaking, it's overwhelming. and then there is despair. hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless by the quakes. you can see there is also a makeshift can here,

and donna set up by the local turkish disaster management authority. people here are trying to stay warm around, fires as well. it's going to be another bitterly cold night. grief and despair have also very quickly turned into anger in the areas that i've been seeing and visiting. in the past days, people say that rescue teams have only arrived days after the quakes hit. they also say that the buildings, many of the buildings that have collapsed, have been poorly constructed or earthquake, safety standards have been neglected and these people won't answer. they won't. those are responsible for this to be held to account. we hear that arrests have been made, but i believe this is just the beginning. right. and clearly need help. union. we've just heard it in the report as there seems to be a lack of government aid coming to the affected areas. is that what you're seeing to well,

the turkish government has admitted that there has been a problem with the initial response to the crisis. but now they're trying to give the impression that the situation is under control and that they are managing to reach everybody who is in need of aid right now. but we also speak to many people who tell us they have received no help. tense are a big issue. there is a lack of tens heating is an issue. people really just have the fires, they're making themselves oftentimes a sanitation, a hot meal, many people are really and they are left with nothing and they absolutely have no ideas. oh no idea what's coming in the next weeks to them. right. our correspondence johan, their reporting from a donna in the earthquake hit region offered to you. yeah, thank you so much for that. the united nations. how monetary and she says the international community has failed to the people of northwest and syria. martin

griffin wants the un security council to authorize the opening off to more border crossings. frontier key into rebel held regions of syria. years of civil war have left 8 organizations struggling to reach victims of monday's earthquake, particularly in parts of the country outside government control. there is currently only one crossing open to you and agencies and that hampering deliveries of life saving food and medical supplies, destruction and devastation in a part of the world which can hardly take any more. it lip province has been a central theater of the syrian civil war and its home to one of the last remaining rebel controlled hand lives. the earthquake has killed more than 2100 people here. among them, this man's 4 year old son. he's angry that a lack of support meant it took 4 days to recover his child's body. raffle remedies

hardener, who is helping us in turkey. they're getting every thing. they made a special air bridge to bring aid from all round the world. but no one is coming to help us. what did this child do wrong to be under ground for 4 days before we found him? getting aid into this part of syria is complicated by the war. and the sad regime still being in conflict with rebels and it lib there is long been only one approved route in for international aid, over the turkish border. one of the rebel leaders says the civil war has impacted the where the government has responded to the catastrophe in the region. and the people who died in the earthquake would not terrorists, they were innocent civilians. they were women and children. so to confuse humanitarian issues with politics is a big problem. state media report that the government will now allow it into it

live from within syria, but not through other international border crossings. that would help those scrambling to make the best of a desperate situation. but for thousands of victims, it's already too late. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world around and then get u. s. senate majority leader chuck schumer says it's likely that into an identified objects recently shot down over north american asked ace were balloons. for objects have been down to over the u. s. in canada just over a week. in the 1st incident shown here, the u. s. took down a chinese balloon, it said was used for spying. ne cause a crystal the lead us as one cypress as presidential election. he served as foreign minister under the ruling, right wing d i. s y party. that stood for election as an independent. his rival veteran

diplomat andrei as a macro janice has conceded defeat christa to lead us and will be tasked with reviving peace talks on the divided island. here in berlin, voters have been to the poles for a rerun of local elections that were botched in 2021. when many were unable to cast their boats due to missing ballads or long lines exit polls indicate a big lead for the conservative christian democrats. there followed by the greens who are running neck and neck with a center left social democrats. whoever is able to form a government will have to tack with pressing issues like rising rent them, housing shortages, and a city administration. berliners have long been frustrated with our political correspondent, benjamin al doris gruber told us more about the challenges of today's election rerun. will berlin get it right this time? that's a question that many belinda's were asking themselves. so expectation was high

ahead of this rerun of a botched election of 2021 that happened to in berlin on the same day as the berlin marathon is a referendum on housing took place and also the same day where the federal election was happening here in the german capital, but this time fortunately, it went smoothly and that's also what experts of the european council are saying. there were more volunteers that were more voting booths. and that's a problem that we saw at the last election of many people waited for hours in lines and was not able to cast their ballots. but now the difficult part talked with all the different parties. if we looked at exit polls, it was a really good election for the conservative city. you party, that social democrats. he asked the last few percentage point according to this exit ports. but now the difficult part starts were all the leaders of the parties. here we'll have to meet to then going to coalition talks to then get a new administration. and belinda will need to tackle serious issues that are affecting the german capital time for a round up of some stories making headlines in sports all across the bonus league.

this weekend clubs are honoring the victims and families of earthquake victims and turkey and syria, which moments of silence millions of people of turkish descent called germany home . and germany has welcomed thousands of syrian refugees in recent years. the top leaks in italy, spain, france, and england also paid their respects. anyway, as gambling firms are in overdrive with american football, super bowl, just hours away, a record 50000000 american adults planned to bet on the game according to a trade group. they're betting not only on who will win, but on the most valuable player, the coin toss and even what the apps will include. estonian ot tana cache one, the swedish lake of the world rally championship while others struggled to the am sports for to drive a master. the snowy conditions to when i heard of irish part time at craig green, tanner leads the championship after 2 rounds. the next stop for the tour is back in warmer climes in mexico. and i'd take to the skies in kenya to me the world's 1st

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talking about. and many hope to with canyon very own trailblazer. this is dw news. here's a reminder of our main story to day. turkish authorities have begun arresting people accused of being responsible for the collapse of thousands of buildings in recent earthquakes. while critics say safety rules are rarely enforced. the death toll now exceeds 33000 as rescue as continue looking for survivors. coming up next reporter, looking at red coral smuggling and how it's damaging the environment. i'm gonna go johnson. berlin, thanks for watching. ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some tips why they.