Down Into Aleppo News Today

hard—working, day in, day out, to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who, like me and my children, has been in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not. here, the ministry of defence sends vital aid to turkey on an raf transport plane, including much—needed medical equipment. will speak to andrew mitchell, the minister responsible for britains aid effort shortly. the rmt rail union rejects the latest offer from national rail and train operating companies in...

The politicisation of the situation is a normal thing, but the human feeling does not exist. even now, nor in the past. for 600 years, the western occupation is based on the killing and looting of people. the bbc�*s assaf abboud is the first international journalist to report from aleppo, the historic syrian city that has suffered huge losses in the earthquake. the bbc team is travelling with the syrian governments permission in the region, and sent this report. translation: we are now. in a n...

Earlier we spoke to david miliband, ceo of international rescue committee, and asked him about the scale of challenges as his team operates on the ground — amidst criticism of lack of effort for relief in syria. i think its really important that we understand what the threat is now. whats called a secondary disaster is now imminent. the first disaster is now imminent. the first disaster was obvious leave the earthquake. the secondary disaster is the failure to treat the wounded and the threat ...

And have succeeded in getting him out after 108 hours. there was a woman who was also pulled out alive. many days since the earthquake has happened, still moments of miraculous rescue. syrias president, bashar al—assad, made his first reported trip to affected areas since the earthquakes syrian state media has showed pictures of him in aleppo — meeting those involved in the rescue effort. president assad and his wife, asma, also visited survivors at their bedsides in hospital in the city. tr...

Im joined now by 0kke bouwman who is the syria response media director for save the children. thanks so much forjoining us. we are now seeing pictures of president assad visiting areas in north syria and one of ourjournalists reporting from aleppo about the conditions there. what is your understanding of conditions on the ground in syria? well, from reports we are getting from partner organisations that we work with in northwest syria, the situation is truly dire. in the first instance, because ...

Forces in the search for the injured. they are also working on demolishing damaged buildings, out of fear they might collapse at a later stage. around 60 buildings have collapsed, but there around 60 buildings have collapsed, but there are around 400 others that are so damaged and at risk are so damaged and at risk of collapse at any moment. reports say that some 55,000 people have lost their homes, and they are now spread across different shelters in the city. the death toll has surpassed 4,000...