Black Stars of Ghana winger, Christian Atsu, is amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.
A search and rescue operation is underway after Atsu, a former Chelsea and Newcastle United player who now features for Hataysport in Turkey, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
Christian Atsu
Several members of Atsu’s new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and he is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway.
Atsu scored his first goal for Hataysport this weekend, just hours before the earthquake struck.
The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them continue.
More than 1,300 people have lost their lives in the disaster, with a further 6,000 injured, according to officials.
A massive aftershock with a magnitude of 7.5 hit Turkey’s south hours after the original quake. Reports say it was felt once again in Syria and also Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Atsu left Newcastle having played over 100 games in 2021 to join Saudi side Al-Raed but departed the Middle East for Turkey in the summer.
Atsu joined Chelsea as a youngster in 2013 from Porto before being sent on a number of loan spells.
He spent time at Everton and Bournemouth before making a permanent switch to Newcastle United in 2017 having never played a Premier League game for Chelsea.
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i really pray for God to help him
Prayers for our brother to make it out..
Amen
Amen in Jesus Christ name and for His sake.
Amen my guy.
I declare that Atstu makes it alive ,safe and sound in Jesus name
My heart really goes out to everyone who’s got family or residing in any of these shock affected areas.
It is still advised that those within the perimeters of the epicenter should evacuate ASAP as shockwave interference between 2 epicenters could lead to very destructive high magnitude aftershocks in the coming days.
Reports also have it that some Nigerian players too are currently missing, most notable amongst them Henry Onyekuru. May God spare their lives wherever they may be.
These are really difficult times for humanity.
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This is really bad. May Onyekuru, Stay, and everyone else trapped be recovered alive.
Amen to all your prayers and well wishes. What a calamity!
May God bring them out alive IJN
He has been found ALIVE and he is right now in hospital
We thank u God alright
We thank u jehovah
We give u all the praises ABBA FATHER
We thank u God that even in the bad times u are God
In good times u are God
And I pray that all the victims entrapped ll be find alive including our NIGERIAN BROTHERS!!
We thank u abba father
Thank God for his infinite mercies. May He extend His mercies to those still missing to make it alive IJN. Amen…