Ronaldo has paid for food, tents, medical supplies and more
Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a plane load of essential resources to those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The Portugal international has sent a plane packed full of aid to those in the areas most devastated by the earthquakes.
Over 50,000 people have died as a result of the earthquakes, which happened last month.
Ronaldo has paid for tents, food packages, pillows and blankets, beds, baby food and milk and medical supplies to aid the humanitarian effort.
Footage emerged of the 38-year-old meeting a young Syrian boy on Friday, who said it was his dream to meet the forward.
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This is the latest in a long list of charitable donations Ronaldo has helped with over the years.
He once paid $83,000 (£69,000) to pay for child’s brain surgery and donated $165,000 (£137,000) to help fund a cancer centre in his native Portugal.
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Ronaldo also donated £1million to Portuguese hospitals and has previously held ambassadorial roles with Save the Children, Unicef and World Vision.
Last weekend, play was stopped during Besiktas' game against Antalyaspor as fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch to donate to children in the affected areas.
The game was paused after four minutes and 17 seconds, the same time that the first earthquake struck Turkey and Syria (04:17am) on February 6.
Fans then proceeded to throw stuffed toys from the stands onto the pitch. A statement from the club said that "the fans threw scarves, berets and plush toys to be given as a gift to the children in the earthquake region."
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