Former Premier League footballer Christian Atsu has been found alive and is now recovering in hospital after being dragged from the rubble following a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria that left more than 3,500 people dead.
A search and rescue operation was launched after Atsu, who played for Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Everton, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, having moved to Turkish Super Lig club Hatayspor last summer.
More than 3,500 people have been killed and thousands more injured after the catastrophic earthquake that shook Turkey and parts of northern Syria overnight.An extensive search and rescue operation is underway after a huge earthquake hit Turkey and Syria.Atsu scored his first goal for the club this weekend, just hours before the earthquake, scoring in the seventh-minute of stoppage time and securing a 1-0 victory for the team over Kasimpasa.
The 31-year-old Ghanaian international joined Chelsea in 2013 but was sent out on loan for a number of seasons to clubs including Everton and Bournemouth before making a permanent switch to Newcastle United in 2017.Two of his team-mates and members of the club's technical staff were said to have been rescued from the rubble earlier on.
Reports that he had been caught in the disaster prompted messages from the world of footballing praying for his safe return. His former club Newcastle United shared that they were "praying for some positive news" on Twitter alongside a photo of Atsu.
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