speaks turkish ..erdal baris yildirim has emerged as a saviour.ll climb where others won't dare, deep inside the ruins of this shattered city — anything to save a life. it's been hours since anyone was found here, but still, they work late into the night. an amateur mountaineer and professional writer, erdal has taken command here. someone or something is moving inside the building, but they can't reach them. they've tried looking in from the front. no success. they put a camera probe in. now, they're going round the back of the building to see if they can find any sign of life. the floors are sandwiched tight. it's a treacherous space, but erdal�*s crew try to find a way inside. others have rallied to his courage — his team is now 100—strong. they've already saved dozens of people. so much risk, so much risk. but so much people wait us. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon. . .armageddon. the bitter light of morning lays bare the earthquake�*s ruin. anta kya is destroyed. and down in amongst it, erdal and his men are

and still shining a light into the darkness as erdal baris yildirim.takya. well, what of the situation in syria? getting access to the quake zone there is tough, but the bbc has language services right around the world, and our arabic team based in the country, now has some of the first international journalists in aleppo, with their access controlled by the government. the historic city was hit hard by the earthquakes, and our correspondent, assaf abboud, has sent us this report in arabic, and we've translated his words. translation: we are now. in the shahar neighbourhood, one of the areas damaged by the earthquake. aleppo is the closest city to the epicentre of the earthquake. until now, around 400 people have died in the city of aleppo. hundreds of injured remain in the rubble. in this area, rescue efforts are being supported by government forces in the search for the injured. they are also working on demolishing damaged buildings out of fear they might collapse at a later stage. around 60 buildings have collapsed, but there are around 400 others t