after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. celebrating uk music indie band wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. # on the chaise longue.# hello and welcome. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly focusing efforts on the survivors of monday s earthquakes who are enduring the aftermath in the cold of winter. the united nations says about 900,000 people urgently need hot meals on both sides of the border, and more than 1 million are homeless. these are live pictures from southern turkey. the number of deaths has now passed 24,000, but small numbers of victims continue to be pulled
surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their pain staking search for survivors. we ll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden s backing for a new global forum to fight climate change. #0n # on the shays longe. # celebrating uk music indie band, wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria has risen to more than 2a,000. the un aid chief martin griffith
from under the rubble in turkey, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. three people have been arrested, following clashes with police outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in the uk. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. hello and welcome to the programme. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly focusing efforts on the survivors of monday s earthquakes who are enduring the aftermath in the cold of winter. more than 2a,000 people are now known to have died. these are the epicentres close to the turkish cities of kahramanmaras and gaziantep. as we know, of course, the chances of finding people alive diminish as every hour goes by and thoughts now to the hundreds of thousands of people who need to survive and rebuild, given what has happened there. we know the united nations will play a c
are still coming out of the rubble alive six days in. so it s shocking, it s also, in a perverse sense, quite heartening. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest developments in the aftermath of the earthquake in turkey and syria. the united nations aid chief has described the earthquake in turkey and syria as the worst natural disaster to hit the region in a century. he has landed in the area and has been speaking to lyse doucet, we learned some interesting details from him, talking about over 100 countries having donated and about the scale of the challenge here, and one of the challenges is getting the aid into northern syria, and the difference, the contrast between the rescue efforts, some of which we are seeing now, between the two countries, turkey and syria. quentin somerville is