GHANA Paralympic Committee PRESS RELEASE Kahramanmaras earthquake Turkey 6th February 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake

Turkey & Syria More than 1.500 dead as poweful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook resicdents from their beds at around 4 .m. on Monday, sending tremors as far away as Lebanon and Israel. The Ghana Paralympic Committee will want to assure Ghanaians that all athletes living in the Turkish region are safe and sound. The President, Mr Samson Deen, has early of Monday morning reached out to athletes and officials on variOUS sports development projecfs through the Captain of the National Amputee leam, Mr Richard Arthur Opentil President, we are all sate; those in Ankara, Konya, and istanbul have all been confacted and Safe.” So far, reports within the Para Sports Athletes and Officials from African Origin states that only One Cameroonian Athlete in Malatya was seriously injured during a collapse of Eight Storey floor hotel with two Iranian athletes feared dead at a Camp. The Earthquake is announced in Malatya, konya, karamaras and GaziantepP: We will want to assure families of our athletes and players to remain Calm and be assured they are Safe! Signed: Communicafions Bureau Ghana Paralympic Committee nternational Paralympic commite A pic Committee President: Samson Deen | Secretary General: Peter Adjei PC HANA office:3ie:+233 (0)24 018 8336 President: +233 (0)50 000 04343 Email into@npcghana.org Location: House No. 21 Water Street, North Ridge-Accra Digital Address: GA-111-8367 es, ACcra