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
welcome. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. it s killed over 7,000 people. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they re digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they re too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there s b
The freezing weather and heavy snow hamper rescue efforts. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. our correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. done with pickax and hammer, determination and hope they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. the city and their country are overwhelmed and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a six floor apartment block. families on every floor.
And in both countries the freezing weather and heavy snow hamper rescue efforts. 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 a moment. but first let s just recap what has happened. the first earthquake on sunday had a magnitude of 7.8, the epicentre