From the red carpet to the earthquake zone: Two different worlds in 24 hours
Rob Taylor, one of the cameramen for the British public broadcaster BBC, said he was working on the Baftas the day before he traveled to Turkey to follow the Hatay earthquake and was very impressed to see different lives in two different parts. of The world in two days.
Taylor follows events in Turkey with BBC Middle East correspondent Anna Foster.
According to the BBC report, cameraman Taylor was sent to Adana apartheid after Monday’s earthquake. Taylor, who took part in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony the day before, said it was a very different experience for him to cross into Adana, which was destroyed by an earthquake within 24 hours, after of the network. carpet where the Hollywood stars paraded and the dazzling ceremony.
The 25-year-old cameraman, who interviewed famous names at the Bafta ceremony, found himself among the ruined buildings a day later.
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton also attended the bafta ceremony.
Speaking on BBC radio’s Newsbeat programme, Taylor said: “Those fancy award ceremonies look very different when you see people who can’t get into their homes or who no longer have a home.” It helps you open your eyes a bit.” Stating that she realized the size of the disaster was much larger than she thought when she arrived at the earthquake zone, Taylor said: “Within an hour after arrival, there was an earthquake again. Everything was shaking,” she said.
Noting that they worked long hours in Turkey, the BBC cameraman said many unexpected things could happen in the earthquake zone and they were prepared for it, saying: “I don’t know what we will see in the next few days.”