Program changes after earthquakes
Several stations report on the current situation
At 8:35 p.m., Louis Klamroth will be conducting “hard but fair – the earthquake in Syria and Turkey: How can we help?”
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After the violent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, several German broadcasters are changing their programs on Monday evening.
Devastating earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border area have so far claimed the lives of at least 2,300 people. The bad situation on site and the efforts of aid organizations will be the subject of several special programs on German television on Monday evening.
As early as 7:20 p.m., ZDF is showing a “ZDF special” entitled “Earthquake in Turkey and Syria – many dead and injured”. The broadcaster and moderator Antje Pieper (54) looks at the current situation in around 20 minutes and would like to shed light on the work of the aid organizations on site. The “heute journal” (from 9:45 p.m.) with Marietta Slomka (53) and the “heute journal update” (from 11:50 p.m.) with Nazan Gökdemir (42) will also deal with the earthquakes, among other things. In between, the crime thriller “Die Toten vom Bodensee – Nemesis” will run regularly at around 8:15 p.m.
New theme for “hard but fair”
The first changes the program significantly. From 8:15 p.m., the broadcaster first shows a “focus: earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria”, which Christian Nitsche (51) leads as moderator. Discussions and reports are said to deal, among other things, with the difficult conditions involved in rescuing victims in Syria. And the question should be answered: “How effective can the help be, what is needed?”
In addition, “hard but fair” is brought forward to 8:35 p.m. Moderator Louis Klamroth (33) welcomes the topic “The earthquake in Syria and Turkey: How can we help?” including science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar (63) and Gerd Friedsam, head of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW). In addition, Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir (57) should also be connected. The focus is on the questions: “How quickly will the help get there, what can we do for the victims on the ground? And how do we help the many people here who have relatives and friends in the earthquake area?”
At 9:35 p.m. Caren Miosga (53) will lead through the daily topics. “Against the seriousness of animals 2023”, the festival meeting of the Aachen Carnival Association, will therefore not be shown at 8:15 p.m. as previously planned, but from 10:10 p.m.
RTL is also planning a special broadcast at short notice. From 8:15 p.m., the station will show a fifteen-minute “RTL Aktuell Spezial: Earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria”. Moderator Maik Meuser (46) will talk to experts, reporters and aid organizations about the current situation. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” with Günther Jauch (66) can then be seen from 8:30 p.m.