we ll be speaking to a disaster response expert live in the programme. the desperate search for survivors is continuing for a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria after two major earthquakes devastated the region on monday. at least six thousand people are known to have died, but with so many feared trapped under the rubble, the death toll will climb further. we ll be talking to an aid worker on the ground and will look at the scale of the devastation in just a moment. but first lets go through what happened. the first earthquake on sunday had a magnitude of 7.8, the epicentre was in turkey s gaziantep province. there have been almost 30 other shocks in the region, all powerful enough to magnify the damage. a second major earthquake struck 130km north of the first. rescue efforts continue across the region. this is the scene live. this is gaziantep, this is the live shot, it s just after ten in the evening locally. it s expected rescuers will
squeeze on the balcony on capitol hill so get ready. and it looks chilly. thanks, kaitlan. thank you everyone for watching, we appreciate it. have a great day. we will see you later on tonight for the state of the union. cnn newsroom starts right now. good tuesday morning, i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. right now just a heartbreaking reality in turkey and syria, international aid rushing in as the death toll from that powerful earthquake and its aftershocks rises to more than 5,000. 24 hours or so after the earthquake hit, rescuers they are still managing to pull some survivors from the rubble. in one instance in turkey a child that had been trapped in a collapsed building crawled out of the debris into the hands of first responders. [ speaking non-english ] that poor little child. numerous aftershocks have rattled the region, many people too scared to stay inside their homes, understandably so. they ve been forced to sleep on the streets in freezing temperatu
action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walk out in england. we are still hopefully on track and getting waiting lists below a year at the end of march. the more strikes we have, the more challenging that becomes. at the moment, ourstaff challenging that becomes. at the moment, our staff are working incredibly hard to get the waiting lists down. let us know how the strikes are affecting you and do you support them? you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the rest of the days news by contacting me on twitter @annitabbc or using the hashtag #bbc your questions we re bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour a powerful earthquake which has struck northern syria and south eastern turkey, killing more than 640 people. the tremor had a magnitude of seven point eight, and struckjust before dawn. the epicentre was in the turkish province of gaziantep but buildings collapsed hundreds of miles away, and there are also reports of many casualtie
in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it s an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. the first day of sentencing for david carrick here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences hears how. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 1,900 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern tu
girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in turkey, after 147 hours. this is the scene live in southern turkey, as emergency teams continue their pain staking search for survivors as the number of people killed in both countries rises to more than 28,000. a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada s airspace, making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgement by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson secure a loan. hello. the head of un emergency relief operations, martin griffiths, says the international community has failed the people of north west syria, where thousands of people have died in the earthquakes that struck syria and turkey. the number of those confirmed dead following devastating earthquakes s