in northern syria, where it s thought 5 million people have been made homeless by the earthquake. also tonight. after four objects are shot down over north america the white house says it s not a case of close encounters. there is no, again, no indication of aliens or extra terrestrial or extra terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns. an independent report says uefa bears primary responsibility for the dangerous conditions at last year s champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. and, in the scottish cup giant killers darvel fc, who beat aberdeen last month, have failed to overcome falkirk tonight. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s the merseyside derby as liverpool and everton battle for bragging rights with both teams chasing wins for differing reasons. good evening. seven days after the huge earthquake which devastated parts southern turkey and nothern syria, turkish rescue workers say some survivors are still being pulled from the rub
president assad looking at these two to allow more aid into the country. our correspondent laura bicker reports from antakya close to the syrian border. there is a moment of disbelief at seeing light. and then comes the smile. thejoy of seeing light. and then comes the smile. the joy of knowing seeing light. and then comes the smile. thejoy of knowing he seeing light. and then comes the smile. the joy of knowing he is free after 50 hours in crushing concrete. god is great, they chant as they celebrate saving this three year old in a glib last week. his father shielded him from the rubble but there are so few rescuers on the ground in syria and both felt helpless as his mother and sister fell silent. ., , fell silent. after a while my wife sto ed fell silent. after a while my wife stopped talking. fell silent. after a while my wife stopped talking. i fell silent. after a while my wife stopped talking. i was fell silent. after a while my wife stopped talking. i was kneeling | fel
be stronger after this. fine lessons here for everyone. we will be stronger after this. lessons here for everyone. we will be stronger after this. one week on and the hepe be stronger after this. one week on and the hepe of be stronger after this. one week on and the hope of finding be stronger after this. one week on and the hope of finding anyone - be stronger after this. one week on | and the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded. yet so many we meet don tjust hope, they believe their loved ones are still alive somewhere under this rubble. president erdogan is promising everyone a new home within a year. that is optimistic. it is the memory of everyone and everything that was here that will live on in those who survived. now is a time to grieve, but as this rescue turns to believe, there will also be a reckoning for this wrecking of so many lives. donations to the uk s disasters emergency committee for aid efforts in turkey and syria
tonight at ten a week after the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria the focusis increasingly on helping those who survived. amid the destruction some survivors are still being found but now the urgent need is for water, food and medical help. one week on, the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded and yet so many we meet notjust hope, they believe their loved are still alive somewhere under this rubble. we ll also be reporting from a hospital in southern turkey where staff are overwhelmed by the scale of the tragedy. we ll also be reporting on the humanitarian crisis
so one week on from the initial disaster, let sjoin lyse doucet, who is in gaziantep. what is your assessment of the rescue efforts and how turkey and syria look to you from the perspective of aid and relief? , ., ., ., relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of disaster, relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of disaster, making - in this kind of disaster, making that very difficult and painful decision about when to call off the rescue is such a hard one. even in the early hours of monday morning, when we were here, we could see the rescue teams scrambling over mounds of rubble, still shouting into it, can you hear me, can you hear me? but now, as you can see behind me, this has turned to a clean up operation, although there are pockets still, we see them on turkish television, they are still not giving up in some areas. but now is the time to focus on those who s