the great debate this week on t w ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. devastating earthquakes leave in ancient city in ruins. we report from an tak out where the disaster has wiped out historical sites, dating back thousands of years. also coming up. russia rains, dozens of missiles across ukraine, damaging more critical infrastructure, ukrainian president, unless he says moscow has begun, major, new,

offensive. and the bad as back hollywood glamour robs up against politics. as berlin's famous film festival, the berlin alley opens. ah, and i am told me aladdin. well, welcome to the program. the un has appeal to the international community for at least $1000000000.00 us dollars in aid to help those affected by the earthquakes in turkey and assyria. the disaster is killed, more than 42000 people. the city of anti gay and turkeys had a province was one of the hardest hit areas known as antioch. in ancient times, the city was a staging point on the silk road. but the quakes of course, colossal damage to this one's vibrant place. our correspondent unit han has more.

ah, this is what's left of untouched air. once known for its rich heritage. the city now lies in ruins. unrecognizable unreal. in the old city, several st, so still inaccessible, locked my buildings flattened by the quakes and cars trapped under the debris. this was the old town of antique. yeah. once popular with tourists, but look at it now. at least half of it is gone. centuries of history ravaged in a few minutes. cherished landmarks have been destroyed here, churches and turkey as synagogue. and the hobby b niger mosque, the dome smashed into wood, used to be the prayer, hol,

built in the 7th century. it is considered to be the oldest in turkey. a referral shall have fun, so used to live next door. he was trapped under the rubble of his house for more than a day or after the quake struck. he tells me so for her to come down for graham on the year after we got out and we saw what had happened on takia to mastered here for more than a 1000 years. and when we saw that acculab, some of we understood how powerful the earthquake was and how deadly shall hub has lost many of his relatives, neighbors and friends. play. come on this pic overland, there's nothing left and on takia yard. the mud following date is coming in. yeah, but i wish before the ada logan the it's and the heavy machinery that so we could have saved all those lives. we receive food, aid, or serve and protect your bones or people were still under the rubble. in still,

the scale of the destruction makes it hard to say how many a dead and buried rescue teams have been searching day and night. the signs of life from the beginning of the earth quick, the narrow stairs was cook totally blocked and it was not easy to find people actually. second days, thirty's, and forty's still. there was a lot of a lot of people, david shelton get us for help. we tried to rest you all of them, but it was impossible. tens of thousands have since fled the city. for those who stayed. the search for survivors has turned into a search for reminders. doesn't behind a lot of it hasn't been darden or everybody here had dream. everybody here had a future early be shares and now what's left of it, a dead city of all model. nothing else on a high up,

i assured. love of law lives on a high up and we could never imagine this year higher little the good. we're alive . but we are now wandering around in a ghost town. i live in legacy. throughout the wreckage that was untouched. yeah, pain is plentiful and no one he knows how long it will take for this city to recover us. president joe biden has spoken about the chinese balloon saga and the 3 other unknown aerial objects shot down by us fighter jets in recent days. it all started when a gigantic white balloon suspected to be a chinese surveillance devices were shut down in early february, putting north american security forces on higher lat. and since then, there are 3 other much smaller objects. were spotted over canada, and the u. s. states of alaska and michigan and were shot down as well. no. biden

hasn't speaking about the flying objects. we don't yet know exactly what these 3 objects were, but nothing, nothing right now. suggest they were related to chinese fire balloon program or that there were surveillance vehicles from other any other countries to tell us communities current assessment? is that these 3 objects for most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying whether or conducting other scientific research, dw correspondent michelle. a co signer has been following joe biden speech. so finally a word from the president on those balloons. the 1st one, the united states says that big balloon that could be seen from the ground here in the united states. the us says was a chinese spy balloon. china still protest that the other 3 now heard from the mouth of the president himself, unlikely to be part of any kind of spying program, more likely something malign, something that belongs to

a private company or an institution. the real new announcement from the president today is that there's an intention here to speak to the tiniest person she directly about this very issue. but the united states in china would never only speak about one balloon. they have a lot to talk about to responsibly manage is that competition that rival b, that is the official us policy and that's crumbled. visit by the us. secretary state was canceled when that balloon was detected in the sky. so relations have been in a downward spiral, and this can safely be seen as an officer, talks from the united states to ukraine. now, where a fresh wave of russian strikes have bombarded the country's critical infrastructure. a as than offensive in the east picks up steam, the latest barrage struck multiple targets across ukraine,

including the country's largest oil refinery. ukraine says that shot down less than half of the latest garage. you have also says russia is now using decoy missiles and radar deflecting balloons in an effort to overwhelm ukraine's ad defend systems . with the latest assault across ukraine, russia's spring offensive appears to have begun. given the problems of jets and ammunition supplies, we asked ego of deputy head of the office of the president of ukraine, whether ukraine is ready the we already moved and ready and i think this re boss which is planning now. unfortunately, it will take place because they are destined to make this, but it will definitely destined to fail. and it will probably might have been a huge river,

but very important that we should be prepared to counteract. and we had a very good and positive damage for the 2nd half of last year. remember after liberation and it was hard and the ease and you know that it was part of significant part of south and who did the city or your school. so we need to get the supposedly positive dynamics. we need to get our territories liberated each by each a break and all the a nearly 2 weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the us state of ohio, causing a massive fire state officials are insisting that the air around the village of east palestine is safe but residence do not believe them. when this free train derailed near the village of east palestine, it became clear from resulting flames that dangerous chemicals were on board. and

the fire could lead to an explosion. local authority said they weren't aware of high risk chemicals moving through the tracks before the derailment. ohio's governor issued an immediate order that might just need to we were ordering you to leave. of this is a matter of life and death. hundreds of families evacuated from the community of some 4700 people. we am evacuated pretty quickly. we didn't know what was going on to a hotel in west virginia. yes. or west virginia. yesterday i had to go home to pick up prescriptions. tom, the creek by my house had a very, very strong chemical smell to it. i went in my house, it was worse. meanwhile, authorities burned to remaining chemicals to prevent a catastrophic blast. releasing more toxic fumes into the air.

officials collected samples to gauge the extent of environmental damage. traces of chemicals found in the near by ohio river, thousands of dead fish found in the vicinity. these samples were analyzed overnight with the full support and backing of governor to wine. i am happy to announce that the evacuation order is now limited, but returning residents had their doubts. my son came out, he was like, oh my god, it's thanks mom it's. it's more like paint than her and i'm like, no, it doesn't. i got up at mountain and it smelled like really, really strong paint than her. and then his eyes turned like blood shot and he started coughing and i was like, ever leaving at the school gym. the local community is concerned following reports of people suffering from headaches. rashes and painful coughing, almost 2 weeks on, still waiting for answers. here in berlin,

the annual international film festival known as the belin allah has opened. the 73rd edition includes movies and events in solidarity with ukraine. and the protest in iran lane team films are competing for the coveted golden bear that will be awarded a week from saturday. cameras flashing fan screaming, the berlin ali is back in full swing. but while celebrating film with glitz and glamour, the festival has always been political. maybe this year, more than ever, john pans documentary about ukraine, title superpower, is one of the festivals most anticipated films. just returned from key if the actor and director took to the stage to introduce the night. special guests is to so lensky in care of can you hear us in his video message?

ukrainian president shared his thoughts about the role of film in times of crisis. call her make choices in times like these color chooses aside are, are sticks out in different ways fighting as any evil or overhauled and remained silent. and in fact, helping it had value knowledge has chosen not to remain silence. the festival is taking a clear stance against the russian invasion of ukraine and is showing it solidarity with the anti regime protestors in iran solidarity that is also represented by terran, born french, iranian actor. and joe, remember goal shift t for our knee. the people in the are on the we need germany when need for us will need europe to be on the side of the people of iran and not the regime. so i'm very happy to be here, just echoing the sound of people of europe. besides the political messages,

the opening nights red carpet showed that the belly narly also offers renowned stars and glamour game of thrones star peter dinklage, and hollywood actor and had the way star in the opening film. she came to me. a romantic comedy directed by rebecca miller over to my room in the morning before the opening gala was also the international jury's 1st big appearance. hollywood actor kristin stewart, known for her performance, is in films such as twilight and spencer leads to jury this year to 32 year old is the youngest ever jury leader. she admitted being quite nervous. it wasn't my decision to be here. i was shocked that they called me um, so i it's,

it's an enormous opportunity to have a hand in, in highlighting beautiful things in a time where that's hard to hold. so in the next few days, the international jury will be looking for the beauty in 19 films competing for the belly. knowledge bears. well, that's it from even now businesses up next time told me or ladiva. thanks for watching. come have jesus county the highlights you every week in your in box. subscribe now . jonathan is ram. a boom boom. could push me to death. russ. yes, basil. this is the consequence was settled. folks on the phone. got a question. hello. hello. i'd like.