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Programme estimates that, in turkey alone, at least 1.5 million people still inside the disaster zone are homeless. the true figure could be even higher. for more, heres our correspondent anna foster. you can see just really a flavour of how difficult things are here. you have buildings like this one, one which is under construction, one right next to it which is filled with cracks, and people are trying to make homes and among all of this. you have people living in tents, you have people who wa...

Alone at least 1.5 million people still inside the disaster zone are homeless, and its unclear how long it will take to find them proper shelter. our correspondent anna foster, whos been covering the tragedy from the start, joins us now from hatay province in southern turkey. reeta, four weeks on, and the reconstruction and rebuilding efforts are yet to begin, and turkey faces some pressing problems. as you say, the need for many, many people to find some kind of safe shelter. there is a growing...

Gavin, thank you for that. it is a good nickname! exactly a month after the devastating earthquakes which killed more than 50,000 people across turkey and syria, an unprecedented number of people are living without proper shelter. the united nations development programme — the undp — estimates that in turkey alone at least one and a half million people still inside the disaster zone are homeless. the true figure could be even higher. joe english from unicef is helping with relief efforts ins...

Cant be near the water without getting sick, you are worried about having your kids play in your yard or your dog go outside without getting sick and that is a shame that i have to worry about that in my own home. >> reporter: authorities say so far tests show the towns air municipal water are safe. >> how are you? >> reporter: but environmental activist erin brockovich, who investigated contaminated water in california in the 90s, says residents have reason to be concerned. >> the narrative nee...

To the disaster zone. cnns miguel marquez joins us from east palestine. miguel, you just spoke with michael regan, what did he tell you? >> reporter: yeah, i think theres a puzzlement over concern expressed not just indiana but texas facilities. this is where the epa works on a constant basis and they incinerate and handle wastes like this on any given day, 365 days of the year. the incident here has become so high-profile and theres a lot of sensitivity around it, the mayor here in east palesti...

They are recommending the first ever indictment of the former president of the united states, plus, probably, several well-known names. you can guess as well as i can but giuliani, meadows, eastman, et cetera. that is the seismic event, when it occurs i think this will be a little rumble that the defense will try to do whatever they can with. and, anything that happens but there is no legal basis to challenge it. >> residents of east palestine, ohio, still dealing with fallout for the trained ra...

The carjacking stepper. so, now its in the house of representatives like gianno said. theyve a chance to overturn this. in fact representative james comer praised muriel bowser on the house floor for what he called bold leadership because of her veto. so she certainly knows better. this is maybe just a gimmick. >> bold leadership aside are her hands tied when it comes to how shes able to govern d.c.? >> you keep saying i go to bed thinking about this i wake up thinking about this, meaning crime....

Alerted to a heating issue, the ntsb said shortly before the derailment another detector alert to the crew to a mechanical issue. the derailment occurred around 8:55 pm shortly after the train passed market street on downtown east palestine. the epa now ordering norfolk southern to pay for and clean up the entire disaster zone. >> they have to put together a work plan that is going to be very prescriptive in terms of all of the cleanup, how they would do it, and the radius of that cleanup. we al...

The epa now ordering norfolk southern to pay for cleanup the entire disaster zone. >> they have to put together a work plan thats going to be very prescriptive in terms of all of the cleanup, how theyll do it and the radius of that cleanup. they also have to explain to us how theyll pay for it. >> reporter: all of this as former president trump visits east palestine, an area of ohio where he still enjoys enormous support. >> the community has shown the tough and resilient heart of america, and i...

After it passed market street in downtown east palestine. the epa now ordering norfolk southern to pay for and clean up the entire disaster zone. >> they have to put together a work plan that will be very prescriptive in terms of all of the cleanup, how they will do it, and the radius of that cleanup. they also have to explain to us how they will pay for it. >> reporter: all of this as former president trump visits east palestine, an area of ohio where he still enjoys enormous support. >> the co...