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The Earthquake Response

The Earthquake Response

How are search and rescue teams saving people in Turkey and Syria?

Newscast · BBC News

February 9, 202329m 14s

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Show Notes

How are search and rescue teams saving people in Turkey and Syria?

The BBC's Anna Foster describes how the relief effort is playing out on the ground in one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquakes.

Baroness Amos, Labour member of the House of Lords, and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, gives a bit of perspective on the situation in Turkey and Syria.

And Lord Frost, former Conservative minister and chief Brexit negotiator talks Brexit, government reform and Liz Truss.

Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Chris Flynn with Danny Wittenberg. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.