ANKARA, Turkey
Former Newcastle winger
Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the
earthquake that hit Turkey.
The 31-year-old Ghana
international, now playing for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor, was said to be
missing after team-mates and members of the club's technical staff had
reportedly been pulled from the rubble.
More than 5,000 people have
been killed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey and
northern Syria during the early hours of Monday morning, followed by a second
of 7.5.
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Hatayspor vice president
Mustafa Ozat provided a positive update on Atsu, but the club's sporting
director Taner Savut remains in the collapsed building.
"Christian Atsu was
removed from the wreckage with injuries," Ozat told Turkish radio
station Radyo Gol.
"Unfortunately, our
sporting director Taner Savut is still under the rubble."
Atsu was part of the Newcastle
team which won promotion back to the Premier League in 2017 after joining on
loan for the season from Chelsea, and later completed a permanent move. He also
had brief spells at Everton and Bournemouth on a temporary basis.
Atsu, who scored deep into
stoppage time on Sunday to secure a 1-0 win over Kasimpasa, left St James' Park
during the summer of 2021 after making 121 appearances for the club.
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