ah ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, devastating earthquake! sleep and ancient sissy and ruins. we report from an takia where the disaster has wiped out historical sites, dating back thousands of years. also coming out to the garage of russian missiles

brains down across you, pray damaging more critical infrastructure. ukrainian president and the modem is lensky says, moscow's major, you offensive is underway and berlin's film festival. the ballad narly gets underway with a surprise guest appearance and politics fully in the fright that support for the people to view crane and solidarity fancy regime protests in iran. ah, my manuscripts make it in welcome to the program. the u. n. has appealed to the international community for at least $1000000000.00 us dollars in 8. now that money is to help those affected by the earthquakes in turkey and syria, a disaster that is now killed more than 42000 people. the city of antonia and took

is hi province, was one of the hardest hit areas known as antioch and ancient times. the city was a key staging point on the silk road that the quakes have caused colossal damage to this once vibrant place. our correspondent jojo han has more. this is woods left of antarctica, 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 turkeys synagogue. and the happy be 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. remember, we refer, 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 for to conjure on for graham, on the year after we got out, we saw what had happened to talk you wish to marston 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 up his last, many of his relatives, neighbors and friends. play. come on this chicken milan, there's nothing left and on takia, the mud following date is coming in. but i wish before the 8 alerts and the heavy

machinery, so we could have saved all those lives. we receive food aid or serve them bread mc domains or people were still under the rubble. and 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 taught these unfortunate steel that was built of alarm people . david shelton got us for help really tied to this to all of them, but it was impossible. tens of thousands have since flint, the city. for those who stayed. the search for survivors has turned into a search for reminders. i doesn't behind a lot of them. are it hasn't been darden or everybody here had dreams on

everybody here had a future early be shares and now what's left of it, a dead city of all model. nothing else. on the high up i assure level florida is 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 are legit engine 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. go straight to a correspondent, jojo. hon in turkey, have filed that report for us. you live for the survivors in, untouched, surrounded by the devastation which you describe in your report as unrecognizable unreal. how are they dealing with this disaster? what can they do now?

well, the people we met in untouched here, the people who is still there. they have lost absolutely everything and they have no idea what's coming to them next. what the next week. so months are going to bring because the full impact of this disaster is still unfolding. it is already the deadliest and modern turkish history. if you consider that tens of thousands of people in the affected areas had to be taken to hospitals, many of them severely injured if you consider that many of the collapse, buildings like in on takia, have been inaccessible for days or still are the number of fatalities is expected to considerably increase in the next weeks and months possibly. now, there is also colossal colossal architectural damage, according to the authorities. more than $60000.00 buildings in the affected areas of either completely collapsed or have been so severely damaged,

they now need to be demolished. hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. they need help. they need help dealing with their trauma, with their anxiety experts. a warning about possible outbreaks of diseases like cholera. so this is overall, a massive humanitarian tragedy. a massive humanitarian crisis. this country wasn't prepared for at all. so you live from what you're saying. this is an absolutely unfolding tragedy. it has not come to an end and is in any way. and so is it even possible at this point to give an estimate of what it will take, how long it's likely to take to get turkey back on its feet? well, turkish president ad one has promised financial support to the earthquake survivors . he's promised to provide permanent housing within one year. it's remains to be seen whether that's realistic, the authorities in many cities,

including here in our donna, have been encouraging people in the past few days. to go back to their homes if they can. they have started inspecting buildings, assessing the damage, but many people we speak with here are too terrified to go back home, or they disagree with the assessment of the inspectors. now if you look at the financial damage, one turkish business association estimates that the financial damage caused by the quakes here in turkey alone is more than $84000000000.00 us dollars. so any reconstruction efforts, the cost for it are going to be huge. and this in a country with an already ailing economy, with high inflation high unemployment. so a turkey is going to need help. they need funding from abroad as well. the turkish government has been quite heavily criticized for its initial response. how to people in turkey rate president ad one's handling of this crisis?

well i can tell you what people here in the earthquake heater region are telling me, i mean, many of the provinces that have been affected or actually strongholds of president ad one. and his ruling is islamic conduct conservative a p. they're all people here, religious people who say what happened. we'll see what happened, some sort of fate. they have to accept, but others are absolutely shocked and angry at the government's handling of this crisis. not only the initial disaster response, but they blame the massive loss of life on many building seem very poorly constructed on negligence, by the authority to have not implemented earthquake and build it. building safety codes, who have, as they say, turned a blind eye to corrupt practices. in the building sector, now the authorities have started investigations. they have made a rest. so several developers somehow linked to the collapse buildings. but people

here tell me it must not stop there for them. it's ultimately the authority you have to provide answers who have to be held accountable at elections were expected to take place here in turkey, in the coming months. but now there is a huge debate whether they will be a delay of the election. so the political future of this country right now, there are many questions about the political future as well. media, thanks so much for your reporting. that's the w correspondent, julia han reporting from turkey. now as serious struggles to help survivors of the deadly earthquake. some have sought shelter across the border in neighboring turkey, but that it seems, is causing unrest. there have been signs of hostility towards syrian refugees, which other residents are now trying to confront. showed the cross him has turned disco rental shop in the city of marcin into a makeshift shelter his hosting home,

the syrians who were displaced by the earthquake mulatto anymore, didn't i love my bill. okay, so of us on almost 11 dozens of families live in the shop easement. some were kicked out of emergency shelters for earthquake victims, just because they are syrian malay are dads, leon, ha, we are spotting scores of syrians outside the emergency shelters. the can't find places that the shelters are fully occupied. only some places are inaccessible for syrians because of all the pressure. this is what's happening to us. if we opened this makeshift center to help people, them indicate them. so i got a me on the deadly earthquake that had marcin impacted every one, no matter their background. however, a campaign has emerged against syrian refugees in turkey. ante syrian slogans such as i do not want refugees in my country. they must be deported. and you are not welcome, have gone viral online, anti refugee messages like this,

or nothing new in country is that host significant refugee populations. i've seen this happen in times of cut us off political and economic crises and elections. often, nationalist political groups take advantage of the situation to fuel their empty immigration campaigns. they create, reach against the most thunderbird. refugees accusing them of draining, local resources, full carnac, the knees, and his friends reject the anti refugee rhetoric. they organized a demonstration against what they considered racist slogans. and they are now coordinating efforts to shelter and help syrian refugees. wu, la cumberland cove. i feel terrible saddle about all these racist comments on the internet and will then review and i'm doing everything along with other people who think like me gonna to put an end to this hight speech in our society. mothers

because i believe is come. we will that humanity shall prevail. and love also shall take over. the ban. gina exadine conclusion: sure. have been since i make the rushes while select shandey receives another call for help. his phone hasn't stopped bringing since the disaster struck in you family just arrived looking for accommodation, yog along the last the language i was absent, unless i'm how many have nothing left after the devastating quake it's likely many more will come calling caroline holt is the global director for operations at the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies, and she joins us now from geneva, switzerland, welcome to d, w. and we're going to talk about the wider humanitarian situation and syria. and just a moment, i'd like to start by discussing that ethnic tensions that we've just seen,

addressed in that report. how worrying are these reports of, of homeless people being kicked out of camps in turkey because the syrian well, thank you for asking me to join you this morning. and yes, of course it is worrying when, when stories like this come across. but i also think it's critical that we maintain a level of balance in this as well as your report absolutely suggested. there are signs and there are stories at the end that are extremely hopeful. let's also remember that turkey is not, is a country that is not new to hosting syrian refugees. and actually for the last 10 years that have been syrian refugees. in fact, turkey is the largest host of the syrian refugees in the world. that anti serial anti refugee sentiment is potentially a pocket of the population, but i don't think in my experience is with, with in turkey is, is necessarily reflective of the situation as a whole. and we know that our partners on the ground,

it's actually present. i've actually been engaging with and we've had programs for many years that have specifically been targeting support for syrian refugees and serious have been very much made to feel at home inside turkey as well in the instances that i've seen. so i think some balance in this is, is necessary, and yet of course, it's also not unusual as your report suggested that a very stressful times like this, we do see these unfortunate situations arise. and more broadly, there are growing concerns about guessing aid into syria quickly. can you tell us, are you able to get supplies and help to those in need? their we are. yes, we're working with our partners on the ground the syrian ira. read present and yes, they are very active. they've been active of course, before this event happened under working with communities already. let's remember suffering from extreme levels of vulnerability due to the context of syria itself.

but yes, we are able to get aide into a certain extent. is it enough? i would say no, i would say that the needs are huge. i would say that the complexities of course of syria are also complicating efforts to a certain extent. and we really welcome all efforts that are currently being made to increase access to those that have been affected by this events. i believe you have more than 5000 staff and volunteers deployed across turkey. can you tell us what are they telling you about the actual situation on the ground? what are the most pressing challenges that they're the people are dealing with that right now? yes, and we are obviously, we've been on the, on the ground through the tours, through the turkish red crescent since day one. and the stories of course, are coming back on as again, as your report suggested, the needs are unfolding. and i think the true extent of this disaster has not yet been seen. we know that the that the infrastructure damage is huge and we know that there are still people bodies. let's say at this stage,

trapped underneath the rubble. it is unfortunate that the search and rescue phase probably has come to an end mostly now. so really our teams on the ground of focusing still on life saving a needs and really supporting people with, with basic needs, with household items, with shelter, with food on the health implications of this particular disaster also shouldn't be underestimated. not only the physical injuries, but also the mental and psycho social trauma that people have experienced as a result of this. so really that's where our teams efforts are focusing right now. caroline help from the international federation of red cross and red crescent society. thanks so much for your time. thank you. that the ukranian president laudermill zalinski says russia has started a new offensive in the east of the country. his comments follow the latest round of missile strikes across ukraine. russian forces have been pounding and encircling

the city of the mood for months, now bolted by tens of thousands of reservists. they've intensified ground attacks across sultan and east and ukraine in recent weeks are coming under fire and bar mode. ah, despite the dangers, these volunteers are here looking to evacuate. anyone who wants to leave they tried to get everyone out of the firing line, but some residents still refused to leave. i don't know anything we're staying here . is it necessary to leave on? most of back, most pre war, population of about 70000 people have gone. russia has intensified its attacks on the city in recent weeks as the 1st anniversary of its february invasion nears, observers say, moscow is planning a major new offensive. with ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says that offensive has already begun. he praised his countrymen for holding the line through

mot, holding the situation at the front and preparing for any escalator. he steps of the enemy is a priority for the near future. moving forward with the further liberation of our land is a priority. we are carefully preparing. zalinski said there were a number of missiles strikes, targeting, ukraine's critical infrastructure overnight. sappy bar o key says moscow has been experimenting with a mixture of drones, dummy missiles, and even balloons to mislead ukraine's increasingly sophisticated air defense systems of the saw her as the fighting escalates. however, the 2 sides did manage to carry out a prisoner exchange on thursday. 1101 russians were traded for 101 ukrainian fighters, mostly captured in mother you boy. it was a sign of hope for many in ukraine amid tense times. and more tough battles ahead

and her now from keith by did up the special correspondent abraham a or the new russian offensive. the started he crane is waiting for tanks the ammunition from its allies. it's clearly a critical time. how much will any delays affect you crane's ability right now to keep russian forces at bay? that's certainly what the ukrainian side will tell you. any other, every delay, every minute with every tank and every piece of ammunition costs lives because they are fighting for their lives here in ukraine. i do think though that these are the 2 kind of related issue. there's the issue of ammunition that is a capacity issue. and by the way, on both sides manufacturers, we're just not, you know, they could not anticipate that as such an ammunition heavy war would take place again in europe. and so it is a capacity issue. and both sides are trying to ramp up production there. but in, in the west, as opposed to russia,

we're vladimir putin can sort of command factories and manufacturers to produce faster. this is a much more complicated process, but it is something that is very much on nero's radar and has been addressed in many forms. then there's the issue of text. so weapons coming from the west. i think it's important to remember that, you know, part of the reason why ukraine has been able to withstand this aggression the extent that it has has partially been because of the delivery of western weapons. with that being said, there is of course, the issue of lepper, 2 tanks that has dominated headlines for the past weeks and that will, that will take time. these countries, 1st of all need to see how many lippert it to tanks. they have these tanks sometimes have to go through maintenance. there is a training issue and we know that they won't actually reach you clean until the end of april. and we heard a couple of days ago, german defense minister boris pastorius. seeing that, you know, the allies are actually struggling to put together 2 battalions of these tanks. so that's a battalion is 31, a tanks because of maintenance issues and the like. so that will likely take time

and much to the frustration of ukrainian officials. and thanks so much for the update. that's abraham reporting from teeth. okay, time for some of the stories making headlines around the world to day. the electric car make a tesla is recalling more than 362000 vehicles over safety problems with their self driving software. u. s. regulators pushed for the recall saying the so called full self driving system could coolest crashes and logger investigation into the safety of tesla's automated driving systems is ongoing. spain has become the 1st european country to infant use paid meant to leave the painful parrots. the new rule is part of the package of reforms that also expands abortion rights for teenagers and new laws that will allow anyone over 16 to change then legally registered agenda was also approved when no one of the at the u. s. president joe

biden has spoken about the chinese balloon saga and the 3 other unknown ariel objects shut down by us fighter jets in recent days. it all started when a gigantic white balloon suspected to be a chinese surveillance device. was shot down in early february, putting a north american security forces on high alert since then 3 other much smaller objects where spotted over canada and the u. s. states of alaska and michigan they were shut down good as well. here's what president biden had to say. we don't yet know exactly what these 3 objects were, but nothing, nothing right now suggest they're related to china, spar balloon program, or there were surveillance vehicles from other any other country. utilities cameras, kern adjustment, is that these 3 objects for most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or researchers. the 2 sions studied whether or conducting other

scientific research the you, as president abiding that. now, back here in berlin, the annual international film festival known as the belin allah has now opened the 73rd edition, includes movies and events showing solidarity with ukraine and with the protests in iran. 19 films are competing for the coveted golden bear will be awarded a week on 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 guest lensky in care of, can you hear us?

yes. 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 are chooses are, are sticks out in different ways fighting m as any evil or old and remains science. 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 angio. remember goal shift t for our knee. the people in the are on the we need germany would need for us. we 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 a coin, sound of people of your own. besides the political messages, the opening nights red carpet showed that the belly knowledge 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, which i was shocked that they called me. and 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. in the next few days, the international jury will be looking for the beauty in 19 films, competing for the belly, nodded bears. and with that you are up to date up next is to the point. and then you can make an and i'll be back to the top of the hour. thank you for watching. mm hm. ah, with

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