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Few days investigating the collapse of one building in gaziantep, where 136 people died. night and day theyve been waiting for a miracle. but theres 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 ...

We learn from officials on the ground that at least 136 people have died here. a community ripped apart in seconds. everything is gone, she weeps. before revealing there had been concerns that water was weakening the building. translation: it was an accident waiting to happen. _ six months ago, the head of the residents association told us about the problems in the building. she said our buildings might collapse at the smallest earthquake. lets strengthen the pillars, she said, but nothing happe...

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. its 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 fir...

Right across the country. night and day, theyve been waiting for a miracle. but theres 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. its not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible, together with the gover...

In gaziantep in southern turkey. president erdogan�*s government has been accused of accepting billions of dollars in payments to approve buildings that didnt meet earthquake safety standards. this is one of the apartment blocks that was next door to the petrol station. 136 people were living there at the time the earthquake struck. so why did so many people die? our correspondent nick beake has been investigating, and he sent us this report. night and day, theyve been waiting for a miracle. b...

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. "everything is gone," emel filik weeps, before revealing there had been concerns that water was weakening the building. translation: it was - an accident waiting to happen. six months ago, the head of the residents association told us about the problems of the bu...

And there is fury over why so many buildings collapsed. the turkish government is accused of accepting billions of dollars in payments for approving buildings that didnt meet earthquake safety standards. this is one of the apartment blocks in that neighbourhood. 136 people living here were killed when it collapsed. the bbc�*s europe correspondent nick beake has spent the past few days investigating why so many died here. night and day, theyve been waiting for a miracle. but there is no sign of...

Investigations units". 0ur correspondent nick beake is in gazientep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five—year—old girl rescued in the city of marash. in hatay, seven—year—old isra freed... cheers and applause ..after 136 hours under the rubble. a woman, five months pregnant, found alive in gazientep, although theres no word on how she and her unborn child are doing. no such joy elsewhere in gazientep. instead, the pain of losing a cousin, who was sleeping...

But almost a week on hope is fading that many more people will be found alive. meanwhile, turkeys vice president has said more than a hundred arrest warrants have been issued over the construction of buildings that collapsed. louisa pilbeam has this report. this is the sound of survival — a baby pulled alive from the rubble by rescuers after nearly six days in hatay, southern turkey. the seven—year—old was freed after being trapped for 136 hours. and in syria, where fewer rescue teams are ...

Its sunday february 12. our main story — almost 30,000 people are now known to have died in turkey and syria following mondays devastating earthquakes. the rescue efforts are still ongoing but almost a week on, hope is fading that many more people will be found alive. meanwhile, turkeys vice—president has said more than 100 arrest warrants have been issued over the construction of buildings that collapsed. louisa pilbeam has this report. this is the sound of survival — a baby pulled alive ...