much. more now on our top story the number of people killed by the earthquakes in turkey and syria on monday, has now risen to more than 17,000. turkish and syrian communities across the uk are gathering supplies to send to survivors of the earthquake. the biggest turkish community mosque in the uk is in north london and has been inundated with donations. here s luxmy gopal. this is a picture of generosity that we ve been seeing in collection hubs and makeshift drop off points at places across the country where people have been bringing boxes and boxes of donations for people affected by the earthquake. we ve got clothing, blankets, nappies, sanitary products, medication. and in fact, like many other places here at this mosque, they ve asked people to stop bringing in donations, because they ve simply been inundated and overwhelmed by them. well, i m joined by the senior imam. thank you forjoining us. how much does it mean to you to see this amount of generosity? oh, it means a lot.
had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. more on our main story this hour, the devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria on monday. president erdogan visited the badly affected town of osmaniye about 40 kilometres from the syria border. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet arrived there earlier today and sent us this update. throughout the day in places like this we see in the scene of hope. loved ones crowding around these rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be
very light around the edges of the high pressure. the winds tend to be stronger. so for northern ireland and western scotland, i think more of a brisk wind, whereas lighter winds and feeling just that a little bit milder. in the sunny spells across east anglia and the high pressure this is into next week, monday, tuesday, the high pressure still very much dominating the weather, notjust around the uk but across much of europe. so certainly i think until about tuesday, wednesday, very little change on the weather front beyond that. some rain possibly on the way but but dry until then but by.
in brooklyn. police say the officer was gunned down by a career criminal on duty trying to buy a used suv. the suspect who was arrested with the officer s handcuffs now faces murder charges. officer fayas leaves behind a wife and three children. he was just 26 years old. overseas rescue crews digging through rubble and freezing conditions in search of trapped earthquake survivors. over 9400 people are confirmed dead from the quake that rocked turkey and syria on monday. but, of course, there are glimmers of hope. a crowd people cheering as responders known as the white helmets rescue a 10-year-old girl in syria. [shouting] ashley: and in another part of syria a newborn girl is saved after the mother gives birth to her stuck under the rubble. unfortunately the mother didn t make it. but the miracle baby is expected to make a full recovery. on the west coast, four united
president trump saying quote you can do two things at once. the president s comments come as syrian government troops did move deeper into a part of syria on monday, a contested area between the syrians, kurds and turks. government forces were invited to enter the city by kurdish forces the movement is a temporary fix to a larger issue. the turkish government is planning a major offensive in the region which could lead to violence against the kurds. while the u.s. withdraw of troops from syria will take place the trump administration indicated america will still take part in the u.s. led coalition against isis at least for the time being. molly: thank you. we appreciate it. leland: advance weaponry on the battlefields of the middle east may be putting u.s. military members at greater risk. wall street journal reporting high-powered guided missiles, many made by the united states, are flooding the battlefields there thanks lrjly to u.s.,