the prosecution told the court that he was motivated by his support for president putin of russia and hatred for britain. to turkey now where, 11 days after the earthquakes, survivors are still being rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings. a man believed to be in his 40s is among the latest survivors, freed after more than 270 hours trapped in the ruins of an apartment building in the centre of hatay. it s a moment of relief amid growing anger over the collapse of buildings that were advertised as ea rthquake proof. our correspondent nick beake has been investigating why so many buildings seemingly crumbled in the quakes, and sent this report from gaziantep in southern turkey. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle, but there is no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing as their apartment block turned to dust.
few days investigating the collapse of one building in gaziantep, where 136 people died. night and day they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there s no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people i who died here on their hands. it is not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible together with the government and the state. the next morning we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around others stood firm.
and there were cheers of celebration when he was successfully pulled free. it s as the syrian president bashar al assad made his first public statement, thanking the international community for its help, but said it must go further. more than a week after earthquakes hit syria and turkey, there s growing anger over why so many buildings collapsed, burying tens of thousands of people as they slept. in turkey, more than 100 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with unsafe buildings, and the government has been accused of turning a blind eye. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has been investigating the collapse of one building in gaziantep. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there s no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many
right across the country. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there s no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died here on their hands. it s not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible, together with the government and the state. the next morning, we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around others stood firm. we learned from officials on the ground that at least 136 people have died here. a community ripped apart in seconds.
shelves shaking and dust come as people were running for their lives as holdings nearby were collapsing. you can see from this satellite image the extent of the devastation in that area. there s huge anger over why so many buildings collapsed. the turkish government is accused of accepting billions of dollars in payments for approving buildings that didn t meet earthquake safety standards. this is one of the apartment blocks in that neighbourhood, next door to the petrol station. 136 people living here were killed when those flats collapsed. the bbc s europe correspondent nick beake has spent the past few days investigating why so many died here. night and day, they ve been waiting for a miracle. but there is no sign of one.