infrastructure might not have been there in the first place. then of course we have the weather on top of that. we have just heard of the snowstorm at same time as the earthquake, that delays logistics. but also there are a lot of logistics that does need to happen, there are people fleeing the area, people trying to get into the area to help and also all the supplies that are being moved as well, so there is a huge logistical operation here and a lot of money that is spent in humanitarian operations is in the logistics somewhere, so this is a massive part of this. in addition to that, going into syria we are faced with restrictive access to the area, from the government controlled part, to the not government controlled parts, but is very difficult and then we have already heard is one border crossing from turkey into syria that obviously creates a huge bottleneck for many of the supplies that need to get into the area. for many of the supplies that need to get into the area. what ne
been taken out of debris so far. help has reached adiyaman very late. aid workers blame the weather and the remoteness of the area. others, particularly in the social media, blame the government. mehrdad farahmand, bbc, adiyaman. dr sarah schiffling is deputy director at the humlog institute, an organisation that aims to look into the logistics of humanitarian work. dr sarah schiffling, thank you very much forjoining us. this might sound like a naive question in some ways, but what are the greatest challenges aid workers face in situations like this? challenges aid workers face in situations like this? logistics are a hue situations like this? logistics are a huge challenge situations like this? logistics are a huge challenge in situations like this? logistics are a huge challenge in the - situations like this? logistics are | a huge challenge in the situation. obviously with the earthquake we have a lot of destroyed infrastructure, but also looking at what has happened particular
cannot stay here and need to move on, so it is very, very complex. you mentioned on, so it is very, very complex. you mentioned the on, so it is very, very complex. you mentioned the united nations. how do they tend to organise these efforts? so there is a cluster system of the united nations, which has been operated for many years now, humanitarian emergencies, that you are looking at different areas that always pop up again in these sorts of situations, you have got a logistics cluster, you have a education cluster, a wash cluster, which is hygiene, water and sanitation, so you have all these big parts that are coordinated and then organisations are trying to tie in and help each other out, who has got transport to go to a particular area? who has got more tend to go to this area? so trying to support each other to help in the overall effort because everyone there trying to help is there to reach the people and do the most good they can in the face of really overwhelming need. th
of aid? experienced in delivering this sort ofaid? making experienced in delivering this sort of aid? making sure resources might be in place? be in place? absolutely, it is a hue be in place? absolutely, it is a huge coordination be in place? absolutely, it is a huge coordination exercise - be in place? absolutely, it is a| huge coordination exercise and be in place? absolutely, it is a - huge coordination exercise and with the resources we have obviously got large organisations with huge stores of tens of food items that are being distributed, but many private individuals and small organisations are also really eager to help and what we are seeing in some places is that goods are maybe not distributed as well as they could be because blankets and item that is very much needed pile up in one area, whereas they don t reach other parts, so this is a coordination function which the un is stepping up to try and help direct aid in the right areas to meet the needs that are underground,
have, but it is also a question of help with pre positioning supplies, so if you know there is a dangerous area, can you have supplies already in that region quick to be deployed? so there are things governments can do to prepare for these situations, but of course you can t forecast everything. you might be able to forecast this region is earthquake prone, but you cannot forecast this building is going to collapse this bridge is going to collapse and we cannot access that road any more, so it is very difficult to make a judgment on preparedness. dr sarah schiffling from the humlog institute, thank you for your time. pro government rallies with millions of iranians are taking place in tehran and other cities to mark the 44th anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979. the annual commemoration of the revolution that turned iran