Shocking news from Turkey. The captain of the national team with his pregnant wife and child still under the rubble

On the night of Sunday 5 to Monday 6 February, there was probably the largest earthquake in the history of Turkey. A total of 40 aftershocks were recorded, and the epicenter was 30 km from the city of Gaziantep. The strength of the quake was estimated at 7.8 on the Richter scale. Łukasz Bok from “KiKŚ” reports that the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has already exceeded 23,000.

Turkey. The handball player found himself with his pregnant wife, mother-in-law and child under the rubble. “Hope Exists”

The Turkish Handball Federation informed on February 6 this year about the disappearance of Hatayspor coach Savas Yukses and Cemal Kutahya, a representative of Turkey and a former Ankaraspor player. Four days later, the federation announced that the handball player is under the rubble with his pregnant wife (fourth month of pregnancy), mother-in-law and five-year-old child. “The hopeful wait for the captain of the national team continues,” the federation said in a statement.

Ugur Kilić, president of the Turkish Handball Federation, addressed the whole matter in a statement. – From the first hours of the earthquake, we have been meeting with the authorities to reach the captain of our national team, Cemal Kutahya, and his family. The conditions for searching in the rubble after an earthquake are very difficult. We are still waiting for hopeful news about Cemal and his family – said Kilic. “The services have not yet reached the rubble in Hatay, but we still hope and believe. Hope always exists” – writes the Turkish sporx.com portal.

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