Many athletes have been buried following two terrible earthquakes in Turkey
| 14 Hatay women’s volleyball players are lying under the rubble. |
Theo Fans (Turkey), 14 women’s volleyball players of Hatay Club are lying under the rubble at the Antakya sports stadium following an earthquake struck southern Turkey at dawn on February 6. The status of these athletes is still unknown.
Erenhan Can, male volleyball player of Buyukşehir Belediyespo Club, sent a cry for help on Twitter regarding the 14 female volleyball players mentioned above being trapped under the rubble. Can said he was unable to contact his female colleagues and was very worried regarding their condition.
Many other Turkish athletes are also buried under the rubble. The Malatya Metropolitan Belediyespor men’s volleyball team was trapped because the hotel where they were staying collapsed due to the earthquake. However, three athletes, Enes, Mustafa and Berk, were rescued.
According to wrestler Taha Akgkul, as many as 30-40 of his colleagues are still under the rubble at Kahramanmaras. “The building where our 30-40 wrestlers lived at the wrestling club in Kahramanmaraş was also demolished. Our athletes are lying under the rubble. We are waiting for urgent help. Please help us, God,” Taha Akgkul shared.
Turkish football club Iskenderunspor said two of its coaches were buried under the rubble along with many other residents. All club members are trying to rescue and they hope to get more help from AFAD (Turkish Emergency and Disaster Response Agency).
Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 respectively hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria at dawn on Monday morning. About 1,700 people are believed to have died in the border area. . Rescuers are actively working to find survivors.
