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Piece of equipment that there is. the training for that, just how to operate those things, is usually measured in years for pilots and i don t think people need to have a or they need to have an expectation that this is not going to change the war because it s probably going to be a long time before that actually hits the ground. turkish rescue teams have located more survivors of earthquakes that struck almost two weeks ago. a total of more than 16,000 people are now known to have been killed in turkey and syria with millions left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged, with residential areas and some significant historic momuments destroyed . caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer until you weave in the gaps between the slipped slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now, even he can t ....
Located more survivors of earthquakes that struck almost two weeks ago. a total of more than 16,000 people are now known to have been killed in turkey and syria, with millions left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged, with residential areas and some significant historic momuments destroyed. caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slipped slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now, even he can t find his bearings. everything has changed, he says. stones and debris of collapsed homes block our path at almost every turn. ....
Known as antioch, in roman and medieval times, this city has been significant forjudaism, islam, and was one of the earliest centres of christianity. now, the gaping arches are all that remains of the orthodox church here. bell towers and minarets crumbled. outside a restaurant, mehmet makes a call to the owner. i m afraid to call people, because i don t know if they are dead or alive, so i m scared. i am relieved to hear your voice. the owner is alive, but his business partner and their entire family have been killed. this was how these streets used to look. full of life and noise. now drained and empty. outside a butcher s shop, this man weeps for his nephew who used to work there. ....
my dear one has gone, the world has ended for me, he says. across antakya, the devastation is still raw. but mehmet is taking comfort in the city s history and its record of resilience. so many cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt, and this time it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. you can follow that story on the bbc news website. this is bbc news. the headlines: western leaders put forward a unified front as they call for military support for ukraine in its fight against the russian invasion but britain s prime minister says the country needs more support. we will stay with that story now. daniel davis is a foreign ....
The turkish city of antakya is one of the most severely damaged, with residential areas and some significant historic monuments destroyed. caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slipped slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now, even he can t find his bearings. everything has changed, he says. stones and debris of collapsed homes block our path at almost every turn. translation: this was - a beautiful area where we took our groups to. old antakya houses, old anta kya streets, all destroyed, unfortunately. ....