Former Newcastle and Chelsea ahead Christian Atsu, who has been lacking and was feared to have been tragically buried alive beneath the rubble attributable to the devastating earthquake that ravaged the southeastern a part of Türkiye on Monday, leaving greater than 3,300 individuals useless, has been discovered alive.
The Ghana worldwide, taking part in for Turkish membership Hatayspor, who was believed to be amongst these trapped inside the lately destroyed constructing, was miraculously discovered alive however injured beneath the particles and was rushed to the hospital.
Prior to Atsu’s heroic rescue, not less than two different Hatayspor gamers had been plucked from the rubble; nonetheless, the Ghanaian ahead and the membership director Taner Savut remained unaccounted for, in keeping with Hatayspor spokesperson Mustafa Özat.
The 31-year-old Atsu joined Hatayspor, based mostly within the southern metropolis of Antakya, final 12 months after a spell taking part in in Saudi Arabia.
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked components of Türkiye and neighboring Syria within the predawn hours of Monday.
The quake was centered in Türkiye’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras and was felt as distant as Cairo in Egypt. Hours later, a second 7.5 magnitude jolt, presumably an aftershock, struck greater than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the earthquake’s epicenter and prompted extra destruction.
Turkish authorities mentioned greater than 5,000 buildings had been destroyed. The demise toll is predicted to rise.
Before the official announcement of Atsu’s standing, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo had supplied condolences to the individuals of Türkiye on his official Facebook account and added, “We pray that our fellow Ghanaian, Christian Atsu, is found safe and sound.”
Ibrahim Kwarteng, a buddy of Atsu’s, had tried to name the ahead however to no avail.
Kwarteng runs a basis in Ghana that helps former prisoners convicted of petty crimes reintegrate into society after their launch from jail. He mentioned Atsu was the only largest donor to the muse.
Newcastle mentioned on its official Twitter account it was “praying for some positive news” concerning Atsu.
His former membership Chelsea additionally shared a heartfelt message on their social media: “We are praying for you, Christian Atsu.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
