Turkey has been hit with a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Feb 6 and the whole world is shocked to witness the severe consequences of this terrible natural disaster.
2,200 years old Gazintap Castle destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey.
Before vs Now. pic.twitter.com/vAtIWhmlsA
— Xavi Ruiz (@xruiztru) February 6, 2023
The football world is also quick to react regarding this rapid time as they offered their support as much as they can towards the victim of this unfortunate event.
Cristiano Ronaldo played alongside Merih Demiral during his time in Turin and the Turkish CB has a collection of football jerseys of top athletes including the Portuguese sensation.
After the earthquake took place and seeing the dangerous nature of it, Admiral came up immediately in support of the people of his country after offering a signed CR7 to be auctioned to raise the funds for the victims.
Saat 23.45 itibariyle açık artırmaya verilen en yüksek teklif @vefakuzu tarafından bu şekildedir.
Yarın saat 20.00'a kadar tekliflerinizi @TeamDemiral ve [email protected] üzerinden iletebilirsiniz. pic.twitter.com/xIbL4kguvH
— Merih Demiral (@Merihdemiral) February 7, 2023
“I just spoke with Cristiano. He said that he was very sad about what happened in Turkey.” Merih Demiral wrote on Twitter.
“We are auctioning Ronaldo’s signed jersey in my collection. All proceeds from the auction will be used in the earthquake zone.” Turkish defender further added.
The whole footballing world applauds the efforts put on by the Turkish Centre Back and once again, Cristiano Ronaldo is at the heart of the headlines after showing the bestower character he has in his nature with a face value of his pedigree is really helpful.
https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1623020112507813888?t=RWuchjosFPfa7QqOHPL1Jw&s=19
Earlier, footballers were rescued under the rubble after being buried for a whole day. But misery to the instance of hapless as Yeni Malatyaspor goalkeeper Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan died during the earthquake.
We are devastated to hear about the death of Yeni Malatyaspor goalkeeper Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan, who passed away in the Turkey earthquake.
May he and all other victims rest in peace 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/sJA6Luq5jG
— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) February 7, 2023
Deaths from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria passed 12,000. Up to 23 million people could be impacted, including millions of displaced Syrians and refugees already reliant on humanitarian aid.
It’s freezing cold in the areas affected by the earthquake in Turkey, and the affected people are in need of rescue & support.
7.4 Earthquake in Turkey very badly shaken pic.twitter.com/6PdBtfL3E9
— Salih Taşalan (@salih453226) February 6, 2023
55 members & 4 search dogs of the Japan Disaster Relief Team departed for Turkey, with firm determination to make best to rescue the victims. Mexico’s famous search and rescue dogs are currently flying to Turkey following the devastating earthquake Monday morning.
