Earthquake area Turkey and Syria: on both sides of the national border

In the night from Sunday to Monday, a large earthquake occurred in Turkey and Syria. The disaster destroyed thousands of buildings and lives. Middle East correspondent Melvyn Ingleby sees how existing problems in both countries – however different – are delaying emergency aid.

Also read Melvyn’s piece: Syrian aid worker: ‘The world has been failing us for years, but we cannot handle this alone’

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Guest:
Melvyn Ingleby
Presentation:
Gabriella Ader
Editorial:
Iris Verhulsdonk & Nina van Hattum
Edit:
Jennifer Pettersson
coordination:
Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
Photo:
Rami al-Sayed / AFP

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