Love Island star Belle Hassan and actor dad Tamer lose family in Turkey earthquake as he makes urgent plea
thesun.co.ukLOVE Island star Belle Hassan and her dad Tamer have lost family in the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. British-Turkish actor Tamer Hassan made an urgent appeal for help following the deadly quake that has claimed over 17,000 lives so far.
The major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday. It was followed by another 7.5 earthquake and violent aftershocks and tremors that continued to devastate the region and hinder rescue teams.
It is the biggest quake to hit the region in 84 years and is believed to have shifted Turkey by 10ft - becoming one of the deadliest earthquakes of this century. "I literally have no words for this.
We're all devastated as I explained before we have family that are lost, not found," Hassan told Sky News. read more on the earthquake BIG-HEARTED Sun readers join forces with UK’s biggest firms to raise over £500K in 2 daysHARROWING REALITY We all screamed, but that’s not going to stop an earthquake, reveals mum Currently, in Cyprus, he is raising money for the relief effort and working to send over supplies before he joins rescuers in Turkey in the coming days. "The biggest distress for me is that there's some areas that have been completely flattened with no help," he explained. "No one is there to help them".
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