International footballer Christian Atsu has reportedly been found alive following reports that he was ‘trapped’ beneath rubble after an earthquake in Turkey.
has reportedly been found alive following reports that he was ‘trapped’ beneath rubble after an earthquake in Turkey.He was understood to have been with other players and staff from his current team, Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor, inside a building which collapsed around them.Portuguese outletHe reportedly is suffering from breathing difficulties and injuries to his right foot.
Earlier, Newcastle United had said they are ‘praying for some positive news’, tweeting a picture of Atsu, who played for the team between 2016 and 2021.Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkiye said the 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 a.m and parts of Syria in less than 12 hours. The death toll in Turkey stands at more than 2,800, with pictures suggesting catastrophic damage to buildings in many towns and villages.
Some 800 people are dead and 2,000 injured in Syria, according to local officials and humanitarian groups quoted by the AFP news agency. Tonight, rescue workers and civilians passed chunks of concrete to each other across mountains of rubble in a desperate search for survivors trapped by a devastating earthquake.
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