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Good morning. its wednesday, the 8th of february. in the last few minutes of the death toll has increased to 8700 people now known to have been killed following the devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble, and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they triggered dozens of aftershocks along...

And survivors trapped beneath it succumb to bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they triggered dozens of aftershocks along the east anatolian fault line, which is one of the worlds most active areas for seismic movement. this is the scene in the turkish city of sanliurfa where rescue efforts are continuing this morning. in a moment we will speak to our correspondent anna foster, who is in the city of marash for us. first, this report by howard jo...

They want to be able to see their loved ones one final time, and when that does happen, the emotion, i watched one man earlier today identify the body of his father and to be in the middle of something like that, just witnessing that extraordinary grief and emotion at the worst moment in that persons life, and to realise that that is only one story, only one experience that has been replicated throughout streets and towns. anna a n na foster anna foster there with that point that this is being r...

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Injuries, in what is really bitterly cold weather at the moment. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939. they triggered dozens of aftershocks along the east fault line, which is one of the worlds worst areas for seismic activity. the turkish president has in travelling to the disaster zone, as criticism has mounted over the turkish official government response to the disaster. we can now talk to natalie roberts, executive of doctors with borders, who has been working in syria ...

Of his father and to be in the middle of something like that, just witnessing that extraordinary grief and emotion at the worst moment in that persons life, and to realise that that is only one story, only one experience that has been replicated throughout streets and towns. just a reminder of where the worst—affected areas are. the epicentre of the first earthquake, in the early hours of monday, was in turkeys gazian—tep province. that one had a magnitude of 7.8. there have been almost 30 o...

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These promised search teams coming from countries around the world coming with that specialist equipment that turkey so desperately needs and does not have enough of. and another challenge is the weather. weve had huge storms making it difficult to get the equipment and material to those affected areas. of course they are working around the clock. last time turkey had an earthquake of this magnitude, it was 1939 and some 30,000 people died. so absolutely a critical moment here. you can feel the ...

Facing snow and freezing temperatures as they search for survivors. turkish president erdogan declaring a week of national mourning in the worst earthquake in his country since 1939. in syria, the country already scarred from its ongoing civil war, workers searched through the cold night for survivors. here you can see a little boy being pulled out from the wreckage. crews shouting words of encouragement as he pushes toward them. the international community now sending firefighters, dog squads, ...

The freezing weather and heavy snow hamper rescue efforts. more now on mondays devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the worlds most seismically active regions. our correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, thats 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. th...