Nandu News Reporter Tao Xinlei On February 6, Turkey suffered a strong earthquake that touched people's hearts. Two international footballers who play in the Turkish league, women's footballer Li Jiayue and men's footballer Wu Shaocong, have successively reported safety on their personal social media.
Li Jiayue, who is staying in the ocean in Galatasaray, Turkey, mentioned in a recorded video: "Because this side is very close to the epicenter, the situation here is also more serious. Many of my teammates were scared to cry, and although I didn't cry, I felt that death was so close to me for the first time, and I was still scared. Brother Jia is a strong woman, don't worry, report peace to everyone. ”
On the evening of February 6, Beijing time, Li Jiayue posted another video, she mentioned: "Just before the aftershock of magnitude 8, we were evacuated from Adana's hotel, and now on our way to Ankara. But Ankara also struck a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, and now the entire highway is full of severe and extreme weather, heavy snow and wind. Come on, I don't know what will happen next, I hope everyone is safe. ”
Li Jiayue also wrote: "On the way to escape, the female football player encountered strong aftershocks and snowstorms, and I collapsed..."
Li Jiayue posted a video for the second time talking about the situation after the strong earthquake. Screenshot of Li Jiayue's Weibo
Earlier this year, Shanghai women's footballer Li Jiayue joined Turkey's Galatasaray women's football team and has since started a number of consecutive games for the team.
Also playing in Turkey in early January this year is Wu Shaocong, who played for Guangzhou and joined Istanbul in the Turkish Premier League as a free agent.
Wu Shaocong wrote in a social media post: "The middle of the earthquake is far away from me, so there is no impact, thank you for your concern." Since joining Istanbul, Wu Shaocong has been included in the squad for five consecutive games, but none of them have been given a chance to play.
Promotional photo of Wu Shaocong when he joined. Image source: Istanbul team official
In addition, according to Turkey's "New Dawn News", a number of football, volleyball and other sports athletes in the country lost contact in this strong earthquake.
Turkish Premier League side Khattassburg was badly affected, and team manager Volkan Demirel cried on social media: "Help, I hope you can deliver the supplies you have, please, please, people here are dying." According to local media reports, some of the players in Khattassburg have been rescued, and two players' clubs, sporting directors and an interpreter are still missing.
The Turkish Volleyball Federation said after the earthquake that Alanya Belediye club players who participated in the play-off of Group 6 of Division 2 of the Men's Volleyball Super League in Malatya province were also buried under the rubble and three athletes have been rescued.
One of the club's players, Eneshan Jan, said on his personal social media that 14 other women's volleyball players were buried in a hotel near the Antakia Stadium in Hatay province and had disappeared. The club's president said they were already trying to contact the players and "our hearts are broken and hopefully our players are found as soon as possible." My condolences go out to the families of the players who lost their lives. ”
Newcastle United side Atsu celebrates after scoring his team's first goal on 4 May 2019. On the same day, in the 37th round of the 2018-2019 English Premier League season, Liverpool won 3-2 away at Newcastle United. Xinhua News Agency
According to the British newspaper The Sun, 31-year-old former Chelsea and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu was trapped in the rubble after the earthquake in Turkey, and a search and rescue operation is currently underway.