An attempt is being made to locate Hatayspor Sporting Director Taner Savut and winger Christian Atsu, who were trapped beneath the debris in Kahramanmaraş after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
According to Turkish President Erdogan this is the biggest disaster after the 1939 Erzincan earthquake. The earthquake caused destruction in Kahramanmaraş, as well as in Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, and Adana.
In early estimates so far, 912 have lost their lives and 5,385 have been injured. The number of people rescued from under the rubble has reached 2,470. The number of buildings found to be destroyed is 2,818.
Two Hatayspor players and two technical team members were saved during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.
Burak Oksüz, who was wearing a Hatayspor shirt, was rescued from the wreckage. Bertug Yildirim is also in good health.
Hatayspor technical team members Ekrem Ekşiolu and Osman Ateş survived the disaster. Kerim Alici also escaped the wreckage on his own, and his health is fine.
Taner Savut, the Sporting Director of Hatayspor, and Christian Atsu could not be found under the rubble. Search and rescue personnel are still looking for the two.