balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. these pictures are only a few hours old you can see a turkish woman being taken out from debris of a collapsed building in kahramanmaras which was near the epicentre of both quakes. this lady was rescued almost 90 hours after the quake hit. the world health organisation has talked about a new disaster with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. the uk
i want to tell you now about a rare story of hope at a very dark time. if there is one image that combines both tragedy and miracle in a disaster zone it is probably this tiny little girl born under the rubble in syria. when she was rescued, baby aya was still connected to her s mother umbilical cord. she was the only one in her family who survived. our correspondent nawal al maghafi has more now on her story and other survivors who we ve been following. the signs of a life. only a few days old but already the wounds on aya s body tell the story of her harsh entry into this world. translation: she arrived on monday in such a bad state. she had knocks and bruises. she was cold and barely breathing. now in the safety of a hospital in afrin in syria s north west, but only with staff by her side. she was born under the rubble of syria s earthquake. found in her mother s arms, she s