On February 7, a major earthquake and strong aftershocks struck southern Turkey. Li Jiayue, a Chinese women's soccer international who plays for the Turkish Super League, was also hit by the earthquake. Fortunately, she also revealed on social media that she will be going home for a while.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Syrian border region near southern Turkey in the early hours of February 6 local time, followed by many aftershocks, including a 7.8 magnitude quake. The Turkish earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in both countries, according to CCTV.
When the quake struck, Chinese women's soccer international Li Jiayue, who currently plays for Galatasaray's women's soccer team, was in the away city of Adana, which is only 200 kilometers away from the province of Kahramanmaraş, shortly after finishing a match.
Li Jiayue updated social media to say that at 4 a.m. he was awakened in his sleep by the shock that the house was about to fall, and then fled with his team, many of whom cried in fear, and who "for the first time felt that death was so close to them."
She has since followed the team's evacuation, which caught the extreme weather of a strong aftershock and a blizzard during the evacuation, causing great concern!
Today, Chinese women's soccer head coach Shui Qingxia talked about Li Jiayue in an interview with Turkey, "I am also worried. After seeing her escape online, she stood on the side of the road wearing even less. Later, I contacted her, but she might be in some situation and hasn't replied to me yet. I'm very worried. I hope she's doing well there too."
Due to the wide coverage of the earthquake, many sporting events in Turkey were suspended and many athletes even died in the quake.
For now, Li Jiayue has followed the team back to Istanbul. She said she is ready to return to Turkey until the situation is stabilized." The Chinese Embassy and the CFA contacted me. I want to go home for about two weeks. If the league is postponed for a month or more, I want to go home first to avoid it. If the break is short, I won't go home for a while because Istanbul is safe for now."
In response, netizens have said, "safety first", "just be safe", "everyone should be safe", "be sure to come back safely ", "Cheer brother! Take good care of yourself, always support you", "There are aftershocks, pay attention to safety", "Chinese women's soccer team is now safe? Arrange to go home this morning." "There are three players in Turkey at their respective clubs and they are all safe." "Let's take a break." ":It is estimated that the Turkish league must be temporarily suspended for a period of time", "mainly running out in pajamas, how cold it is outside", "feel a little tired brother, recently did not rest properly " and "Be safe".
