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hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing the sad news day with us. a massive earthquake shakes turkey and syria leaving thousands dead, buildings toppled. fear now that more will die waiting for rescues that won t happen in time. plus, super power spy games, right now american investigators are searching for the records of that chinese balloon, the weekend shoot down off the carolina coast, punctuating a tense moment between washington and beijing. and president biden enters tomorrow s state of the union with plan to spotlight his accomplishments but does so with americans, in a sour mood about his leadership, his management of the economy and his plan to wrangle inflation. up first tragic deaths and devastation, an enormous earthquake changing the landscape in syria and turkey be neath the feet of millions. the number of dead stands at 2300. it is sadly rising every hour. now, pulling people out is a constant, c ....
People killed. in 1999, there was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that 17,000 people were killed in, in northwest turkey, and after that the turks got smart about beefing up their building codes, but as we re seeing from the pictures today those efforts did not go far enough quickly enough. turkish authorities say there are more than 2800 buildings that have been damaged. of course there are hundreds, maybe thousands of buildings that have been damaged on the syriaen side of the border. imagine how high the death toll could rise, considering this happened in the overnight hours when the vast majority of people were sleeping. now you mentioned there is a frantic effort to try to find people who may be trapped under the rubble, but they are dealing with darkness at the moment. they are also dealing with very poor weather. right now it s in the low 40s in most areas that were affected, but it s expected to drop down to freezing by the morning and wednesday and thursday it will be below freezin ....
They are dealing with aftershocks, one of those earlier today was actually a 7.5, stronger than the 1999 quake. here s what s looked like through the lens of a tv crew. that sound is absolutely terrifying of that building coming down. the reporter says later that they were going to film the search and rescue crews at one downed building and another one came down when that earthquake took place. technically an aftershock, though, obviously, a strong earthquake on its own. turkey has appealed to nato for assistance and there are plenty of international partners that are lining up to help to send people, to send supplies, including the united states, the biden administration just announced that they have authorized a response. they didn t give any details on that. but, of course, that s being complicated by the fact that ....
The administration. it is the safest area i can feel safe in my car. incredibly moving story. critical inigsights ahead. the president and ceo joins us from oxfam america. you have teams in turkey, in syria, in the areas affected here. a, have you heard at all from your people on the ground, and, b, what is the most urgent need right now? thanks so much, john. overnight we were in coordination with our teams on the ground, and fortunately all have been accounted for, and positioned our treatment, we have trained staff that are already part of the search and rescue, which is critical, of course, today, as we heard the harrowing stories while our teams are assessing needs. we are part of a civil society coordination effort working with our local partners under the official response and mounting ....
Millions. the number of dead stands at 2300. it is sadly rising every hour. now, pulling people out is a constant, critical mission. the quake hitting in the early morning dark around 4:00 a.m. local time. first responders scouring the rubble at first by flashlight. one crew look here, finding a boy pinned by tons of concrete. here, a literal sprint after a rescue worker pulls a girl from under the debris as you see her white clothes splattered blood red. the initial 7.8 quake shook buildings off their foundation, sinking them straight into the ground. the hour since have seen more than 50 aftershocks, each of those seismic events echoing with screams and clouds of dust. straight to london, scott mcclain, to get the latest. john, turkey is used to seismic activity, but not like this. the last time turkey felt an earthquake this strong it was 1939 and there were 30,000 ....