after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. celebrating uk music indie band wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. # on the chaise longue.# hello and welcome. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly focusing efforts on the survivors of monday s earthquakes who are enduring the aftermath in the cold of winter. the united nations says about 900,000 people urgently need hot meals on both sides of the border, and more than 1 million are homeless. these are live pictures from southern turkey. the number of deaths has now passed 24,000, but small numbers of victims continue to be pulled
surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their pain staking search for survivors. we ll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden s backing for a new global forum to fight climate change. #0n # on the shays longe. # celebrating uk music indie band, wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria has risen to more than 2a,000. the un aid chief martin griffith
the un aid chief calls the scale of the disaster and the response to it unprecedented. what is so amazing is that people are still coming out of the rubble alive six days in. so it s shocking. it s also, in a perverse sense, quite heartening. this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their painstaking search for survivors. we ll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska, after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . hundreds of thousands of people hold protests across france over pension reform plans which include raising the retirement age to 62 from 64. 13 men and two women have been arrested following clashes with police, outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in northwest england. # 0n the chaise longue, on the chaise longue # 0n the chaise longue all day long # 0n the chaise longue.# celebrating
# 0n the chaise longue, on the chaise longue # 0n the chaise longue all day long # 0n the chaise longue.# celebrating uk music indie band wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the united nations aid chief has described the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria on monday as the region s worst natural disaster in a century. martin griffiths was speaking during a visit to the turkish province of kahramanmaras. the number of people confirmed dead in both countries has risen to more than 25,000. the turkish president, recep tayyip edrogan, said perhaps 80,000 people had been injured in his country, and thousands of homes have been left uninhabitable. emergency teams are still finding a few people alive in the rubble five days after the earthquakes. we ll hearfrom mr griffiths in a moment; but first, our correspondent quentin sommerville is in harem in the northwest idlib province