13 Feb 2023

Europe: Turkey quake response in spotlight, Ukraine braces for

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 13 February 2023
Buildings destroyed in the earthquake in Hatay Turkey on February 8, 2023. (Photo by Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto) (Photo by Erhan Demirtas / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Photo: AFP

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn with the latest on the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria which has left at least 28,000 people dead.

The majority of the deaths were in Turkey, where President Erdogan is facing growing unrest over his government's response to the quake, just as he was preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections.

The government says it will investigate the collapse of new buildings - but will that quell the anger? And Ukraine is bracing for a new Russian offensive in the east.