Ghanaian international Christian Atsu has been safely pulled out of the rubble after being trapped in a Turkey earthquake.
Atsu was missing after earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on Monday and there were worries that Atsu and a section of the club officials would never make it with the calamity having claimed more than 5000 lives.
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But on Tuesday morning Hatayspor vice president Mustafa Ozat told the Turkish radio station that Atsu had been “removed from the wreckage with injuries” but sporting director Taner Savut remains under the rubble.
“Christian Atsu was removed from the wreckage with injuries,” Ozat told Turkish radio station Radyo Gol. “Unfortunately, our sporting director Taner Savut is still under the rubble,” he said.
The same good news has been shared by the Ghanaian FA and a series of clubs Atsu represented previously including Everton and AFC Bournemouth.
Update: We've received some positive news that Christian Atsu has been successfully rescued from the rubble of the collapsed building and is receiving treatment.
— Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) February 7, 2023
Let’s continue to pray for Christian🙏🏽
Atsu was part of the Newcastle team which won promotion back to the Premier League in 2017 after joining on loan for the season from Chelsea, and later completed a permanent move. He also had brief spells at Everton and Bournemouth on a temporary basis.
More than 5,000 people have been killed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria during the early hours of Monday morning, followed by a second of 7.5.
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