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England and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka funds vital shelters for families hit by the earthquake in Turkey after teaming up with youth charity BigShoe

England's hat-trick hero Bukayo Saka has shown his kind and caring nature by funding vital shelters for 26 families hit by the earthquake in Turkey.

There were more than 50,000 people killed and more than two million left homeless by the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February.

Saka, who followed the news coverage from the region, has linked up with the charity organisation BigShoe to finance new accommodation in the regions of Hatay, Adiyaman, Kahramanmaras and Malatya, in eastern Turkey.

BigShoe's aim is to help children around the world overcome deep-seated problems and they have the backing of some star footballers, including Antonio Rudiger, Paul Pogba and Mesut Ozil.