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