Ghanian soccer player Christian Atsu has been found alive in the rubble of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
Atsu, who plays for Turkish club Hatayspor, was reported missing on Monday along with Taner Savut, the club's sporting director, several hours after the quake hit. They were suspected to be in the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey's Hatay province.Atsu had been found alive and was dug out of the rubble,
but Savut had not yet been located. The Ghanian Football Association also tweeted the good news about Atsu, indicating that he'd been injured and was"receiving treatment." No additional information about his injuries or treatment was available. 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.The 31-year-old Atsu has been with Hatayspor since September 2022. Before that, he played 107 games for Newcastle and also spent time with Everton and Chelsea.
The initial earthquake hit at 4:17 a.m. local time and measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, practically leveling several cities in Turkey and Syria. Nine hours later, the same area experienced a massive aftershock measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale. According to Reuters, the death toll is at 5,100 and is expected to keep rising. The quake was so strong that it was felt nearly 300 miles from the epicenter. It's the strongest earthquake in Turkey since 1939, when a 7.
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