Catastrophic Earthquakes Ravage Turkey and Syria
More than 7,000 people are dead and countless more injured after earthquakes devastated communities in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Rescue workers are still trying to free people from the rubble as cold weather sweeps the region, which lacks electricity and adequate food, water and medical supplies. The earthquakes compound a years-long humanitarian crisis underway in Syria, wracked by a war waged on its people by Russia-backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. We’ll talk about the latest developments.
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Guests:
Charles Lister, senior fellow, Middle East Institute - where he directs the Syria and Countering Terrorism programs
Peri Holden, volunteer, Payda - an education charity serving families in southeast Turkey
Nalan Güngör Özışık, president, Turkish American Association of California
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