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Cristiano Ronaldo sends humanitarian aid to those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The Portuguese star has reportedly chartered a plane full of tents, food, pillows, blankets, beds and medicine.
Cristiano Ronaldo has aided in the effort to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which violently tore apart cities such as Antioquia and Aleppo. The disaster has taken at least 50,000 lives including that of Christian Atsu, former Chelsea and Málaga CF player, as well as Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, the goalkeeper for Yeni Malatyaspor.
According to the Daily Mail, Cristiano Ronaldo has sent an aircraft full of humanitarian aid to the areas most affected by the quake. Specifically, it has sent tents, food parcels, pillows and blankets, beds, baby food, milk and medical supplies to help in the humanitarian effort.
Ronaldo ‘very sad’ about Turkey and Syria news
It is not the first time that the Portuguese star has expressed solidarity with the Turkish and Syrian cause. Two days after the tragedy, Merih Demiral, the Turkish defender for Atalanta, contacted Cristiano to put his signed shirt up for auction, which the Turk had in his collection.
“I just spoke with Cristiano. He said that he was very sad about what happened in Turkey. We are auctioning the shirt signed by Ronaldo in my collection”, said Demiral on Twitter, who has already managed to auction shirts signed by other famous footballers such as Paulo Dybala, Ángel Di María and Paul Pogba.
As Demiral explained on Twitter, he also managed to auction off a pair of gloves signed by Gianluigi Buffon and shirts signed by Neymar Jr and Lionel Messi, both Paris Saint Germain players. Other footballers who have shown solidarity with the cause and have donated signed shirts are Leonardo Bonucci, Danilo, Federico Chiesa and Dušan Vlahović.
Spain gives shelter to families affected by earthquakes
The gestures of solidarity do not stop and this week Spain has become the first country to welcome families affected by the earthquakes. 89 Syrian refugees landed this Friday at the Torrejón de Ardoz air base (Madrid). These people have the status of refugees from the Syrian war, according to the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá.
The host destinations are Álava, Guadalajara, Málaga, Pontevedra, Seville, Soria, Tarragona, Valencia, Valladolid, Zaragoza and the Principality of Asturias. Of the 89 refugees, 47 are men and 42 are women, making up a total of 16 family units. The refugees were in an area of Turkey on the border with Syria, and a dozen institutions participated in their transfer to Spain.