and there were cheers of celebration when he was successfully pulled free. it s as the syrian president bashar al assad made his first public statement, thanking the international community for its help, but said it must go further. more than a week after earthquakes hit syria and turkey, there s growing anger over why so many buildings collapsed, burying tens of thousands of people as they slept. in turkey, more than 100 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with unsafe buildings, and the government has been accused of turning a blind eye. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has been investigating the collapse of one building in gaziantep. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there s no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many
their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died here on their hands. it s not right to scapegoat the contractors. the ones who approved this building are responsible together with the government and the state. the next morning, we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around, others stood firm. first, we go to the petrol station next door. their cctv footage shows how first the lights shake, then people run before a blanket dust and debris envelops everything. a community ripped apart in seconds.
right across the country. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there s no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died here on their hands. it s not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible, together with the government and the state. the next morning, we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around others stood firm. we learned from officials on the ground that at least 136 people have died here. a community ripped apart in seconds.
in gaziantep in southern turkey. president erdogan s government has been accused of accepting billions of dollars in payments to approve buildings that didn t meet earthquake safety standards. this is one of the apartment blocks that was next door to the petrol station. 136 people were living there at the time the earthquake struck. so why did so many people die? our correspondent nick beake has been investigating, and he sent us this report. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there is no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died here on their hands.
and there is fury over why so many buildings collapsed. the turkish government is accused of accepting billions of dollars in payments for approving buildings that didn t meet earthquake safety standards. this is one of the apartment blocks in that neighbourhood. 136 people living here were killed when it collapsed. the bbc s europe correspondent nick beake has spent the past few days investigating why so many died here. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there is no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died here on their hands. it s not right to scapegoat the contractors.