in turkey s gaziantep province, which borders northern syria. it camejust after 4am in the morning, local time. but there have been almost 30 other shocks in the region, all powerful enough to magnify the damage. the earthquake was felt 700 kilometres away in gaza and egypt. turkey has declared a state of emergency. the syrian government is also taking emergency measures, but the response in that country is being made far more complex by the effects of the civil war. while turkey s allies, including the us, the european union and nato, have offered help, there have been far fewer offers for syria, many western countries have shunned its government for its actions during the civil war, but they also consider many of the opposition rebel groups to be terrorist organisations. the casualty figures are horrific. turkey s president erdogan says that at least 912 people died in his country, with nearly 5,400 people injured. syrian government figures say at
system that digs a hole mechanically rather than by hand and then relays material by machine as well. and so it s all about productivity. it s about whether it lasts for longer. whether it results in a longer lasting repair. and that s what we re evaluating at the moment. one of the trials is using a material called g pave. it s a space age material, very strong, very lightweight. they re adding it to the asphalt on the road surface to see whether it can slow down the microscopic cracking. now, they won t know probably for another year whether it is a solution, but if it does work, it could extend the life of a road two or three times. kent has 5,400 miles of road network. add to that it s the gateway to europe, so vast amounts of traffic and for cash strapped councils. ultimately, it s about money. people are really sick of this. theyjust want people to get a grip of it and sort it out.
very strong, very lightweight. they re adding it to the asphalt on the road surface to see whether it can slow down the microscopic cracking. now, they won t know probably for another year whether it is a solution, but if it does work, it could extend the life of a road two or three times. kent has 5,400 miles of road network. add to that it s the gateway to europe, so vast amounts of traffic and for cash strapped councils. ultimately, it s about money. people are really sick of this. theyjust want people to get a grip of it and sort it out. well, we can understand that. this i don t like to see damage to my highway network and people don t like to see damage to their cars. we only have limited resources because we can t anticipate how bad the winter is going to be. but motorists are unconvinced. we know they re stretched for money, but this has been going on for years now. it s not like pot holes have just suddenly happened.
that have been selected to be potential jurors in this case. they are answering questions like do you have relatives or have been represented by murdoch or a member of the family? most of the people in the courtroom as we can hear from the audio feed have some knowledge of this case. it s only about 5400 residents. call din county is about 8,000 residents. these are small communities and murdoch was really a household name in low country. still is. people know them. they re a family law firm and of course, given the national and international spotlight that has been put on case, there is going to be few jurors that have not had some knowledge. but legal experts say this case is full of circumstantial evidence. there is no eyewitness, security
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