Ghanaian International footballer Christian Atsu , has been trapped after a 7.8 magnitude tremor ( followed by a 7.5 magnitude quake) occurred in Turkey and North Syria this Monday morning 6th February,2023.
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The catastrophe has claimed over 1400 lives in Turkey while many others have gone missing and injured, hello-gh.com can confirm.
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Christian Atsu had recently joined Hatayspor Sporting Club in Instabul , Turkey last summer, and was with the club’s sporting director Taner Savut this morning when the unfortunate incident happened.
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Istanbul-based journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu tweeted: “Hatayspor Sporting Director Taner Savut and Cristian Atsu were left under the rubble. Search and rescue teams are looking for two names”
Ghanaian Sports Journalist Saddick Adams has reported that other players were in the same building which collapsed, along with Christian Atsu.
While there is no direct confirmation they are all from Hatayspor, teammate Burak Oksuz was earlier rescued from the rubble.
Adams reports that as well as Christian Atsu , nine additional players and two club officials were on the ninth floor of the building, with three players and one official so far accounted for from the group.
Source: hello-gh.com
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