also in the programme. president zelensky addresses the european parliament saying ukraine is fighting to protect europe s way of life president zelensky pleas for. we start with the devastation following monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria, where mass graves are being dug, as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have lost their lives. rescuers are continuing desperate attempts to find and free survivors, four days after the quakes hit. the world health organization has warned there could be a secondary disaster with survivors living on the streets with very little food and water and in freezing temperatures. our middle east correspondent anna foster is in gaziantep the epicentre of the biggest earthquake to hit the region on monday. this heavy machinery is starting to arrive mainly in the big cities like this one, it has to be said, when you think about the rural villages, towns that are as badly affected, it is so much harder to get the equip
materials used, those were the buildings collapse like a house of cards? and our viewers may see behind us all of these high rise residential buildings that are still standing, it may seem like a moment of happiness but in fact, they are dark, they re empty and people in the bright light of day, you can see there are all these long, deep cracks in the are still standing but only just an cracks in the are still standing but onlyjust an every time we get a little bit too close, the guards warned us, danger, danger, they could still collapse. i spoke to husni al barazi, founder of the big heart foundation, a syrian humanitarian ngo. he told me what happened to his team based in hatay when the quake hit. like everybody else, they were asleep and caught in the most horrible experience. in 12 years of our work in
cards, ourviewer buildings collapsed like a house of cards, our viewer is me see behind us all of these high rise residential buildings that are still standing. it may seem like a moment of happiness, but in fact, they are dark, empty. people have had to move out because in the broad light of day, you can see there are all these long, deep cracks. they are still standing, but onlyjust. and every time we get a little too close, the guards warned us, danger, danger, they could still collapse. that guards warned us, danger, danger, they could still collapse. they could still collapse. that was our chief international our chief international correspondent in osmaniye. i spoke to herjust before we came on air and shejust described to herjust before we came on air and she just described that she saw there the danger from those buildings that could potentially topple at any moment. we are moving across to turkey because i m joined now by husni al barazi, founder of the big heart foundation
A group of 29 NGOs are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe should a UNSC resolution allowing lifesaving aid and services to be delivered cross-border to reach Syria not be renewed by July 10th. What’s at stake is access to food assistance, COVID-19 vaccinations, critical medical supplies and essential services including healthcare, access to clean water and education for
Excellencies, Next month, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote on a matter with direct consequence on the lives of over 4 million people dependent on humanitarian aid in northwest Syria. The UN’s cross-border response, enabled by this Council, is a humanitarian and economic lifeline for Syrian families struggling to survive after more than a decade of conflict.