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From Our Own Correspondent: Southern Turkey: The Earthquake's Epicentre

11/02/2023

Southern Turkey: The Earthquake's Epicentre

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Southern Turkey: The Earthquake's Epicentre

In Kahramanmaras, families continue the search for their relatives late into the night.

Our correspondent in Kahramanmaras, encounters scenes of silence, hope and despair as families search for their relatives. Plus stories from the USA, Myanmar, Italy and Ukraine.

Kate Adie presents stories from Turkey, the USA, Myanmar, Italy and Ukraine.

Anna Foster has been in Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the recent earthquake, where diggers work to remove the debris, revealing small personal items that tell of so many lives lost. Even after the rescue teams have left for the day, relatives continue the search for loved ones through the night.

President Joe Biden has switched to campaign mode in both his State of the Union speech to Congress and on his recent visit to Florida - celebrating the achievements of his presidency. But a fight looms with Republicans who now control the House, and there are potential trip wires on the road ahead, says Anthony Zurcher.

A journalist from Myanmar shares his story of how hope turned to despair when the military seized power in a coup in 2021 - and how he was forced to flee with his family. The regime has used intimidation and harassment to shut down the media, says Rebecca Henschke.

In Italy, Daniel Gordon tells the story of a man who managed to escape the clutches of the mafia. Having grown up in a crime family, the man reveals the challenges of leaving 'the family' when he was still a young man, before starting a new life in the north of Italy.

And Nick Redmayne takes the ever-punctual Ukrainian Railways overnight sleeper from Poland's far east to Kyiv. As the train departs, following a timetable undeterred by war, Nick chats to his travel companions over cups of hot tea served to passengers in elegant glasses.

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Editor: China Collins
Production Coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross

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