Powerful earthquakes cause heavy casualties in Türkiye, Syria

STORY: Powerful earthquakes cause heavy casualties in Türkiye, Syria DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: Ankara, Damascus CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of earthquake sites 2. STANDUP (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of earthquake sites 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET MORIS, Employee of a local company 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FUAT GENCTURK, Municipal worker at Kocaeli Municipality 6. various of earthquake sites 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD BOUSHI, Aleppo resident 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MAHMOUD MUHAMMAD, Aleppo resident 9. various of earthquake sites 10. various of rescue teams STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent "After nearly 20 hours of journey from Istanbul, we are in Elbistan, a district of the southern Kahramanmaras province. This district is the epicenter of one of the two major earthquakes that hit southeast Türkiye on Monday. Devastating two earthquakes with 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes jolted the area, collapsing multiple bui

Aleppo residents in Syria recount horrifying moments of deadly earthquakes

STORY: Aleppo residents in Syria recount horrifying moments of deadly earthquakes DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Aleppo province in Syria 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD BOUSHI, Aleppo citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD MUHAMMAD, Aleppo citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAMDOUH BAROT, Aleppo citizen 5. various of earthquake scenes in Syria 6. various of earthquake scenes in Türkiye STORYLINE: People are still in shock and panic in the northern Aleppo province, one of the worst-affected Syrian areas, after the catastrophic earthquake that jolted parts of Syria and Türkiye earlier on Monday. According to the Syrian health ministry and the Britain-based pro-rebel Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the northern Syrian provinces of Latakia, Tartous, Hama, Aleppo, and Idlib on Monday, killing at least 870 and injuring more than 1,300. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD BOUSHI, Aleppo citizen "We felt th

Priests join forces to prevent suicide

Priests join forces to prevent suicide

NARITA, Japan - This photo taken March 10, 2010, shows Eiichi Shinohara, the 65-year-old priest of Chojuin Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, who heads the nonprofit Jisatsu Boushi (suicide prevention) Network.

Priests join forces to prevent suicide

Priests join forces to prevent suicide

NARITA, Japan - This photo taken March 10, 2010, shows Eiichi Shinohara, the 65-year-old priest of Chojuin Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, who heads the nonprofit Jisatsu Boushi (suicide prevention) Network. (Kyodo)