it s almost a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn t be further apart. we ve just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually, there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was
it s a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn t be further apart. we ve just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually, there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was aid co
and rihanna had a big reveal during last night s super bowl half time show confirming that she s expecting her second child. sport will have all the sport action at half past. good morning and welcome to bbc news. it s now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. more than 33 thousand people are now known to have died, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un s relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now coming to a close . and he s warned that people in parts of rebel held north west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from gaziantep in southern turkey, not far from the epicentre of the first quake that hit a week ago. our correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish city of isken derun, where many of those made homeless by this tragedy are now living in tents
following the death of 16 year old brianna jie in warrington. and a big revealfrom rihanna during last night s super bowl half time show confirming that she s expecting her second child. more on all the super bowl action from sport at half past. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un s relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now coming to a close . and he s warned that people in parts of rebel held north west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from gaziantep in southern turkey, not far from the epicentre of the first quake that hit a week ago. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish ci
a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn t be further apart. we ve just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually, there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was aid coming in. the main street in idlib s harem is gone. they waited for help here, but none came. it was here that fadel ghadab s aunt and cousins families all died. translation: there is no one alive here. | everyone is dead. wejust need them to come in and dig the bodies up for burial. i don t know what else to say. we travel further west. there are no aid convoys here, few signs of relief, but a lot of urgent need. this was the town of besania. these were people s homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they ve had hardly any help since the earthquake struck. more than 100 homes have gone here, and much more besides. abu ala l