Nana Sechere, who is Christian Atsu’s agent, has asked for more help in finding the player after finding his personal items at his home.
The player was killed by the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday of last week, which left the south of Syria in a terrible state.
After more than a week since rescue and search teams arrived to pull people out of the rubble, the Ghanaian international still hasn’t been found. His agent went to Hatay and Atsu’s house, where the player’s shoes were found, to look for him.
Sechere has asked for more help to find the winger who used to play for Chelsea and Newcastle United in light of recent events.
“The earthquake happened 9 days ago, and we still haven’t found Christian. I am with Christian’s family at the quake site in Hatay. “The scenes are unthinkable, and our hearts are broken for everyone who has been hurt,” he said in a post on social media.
“During the time I have been here, we have been able to find Christian Atsu’s room and two pairs of his shoes.
“Yesterday, we got confirmation that thermal imaging showed signs of up to five lives. However, I’ve been told that the only real way to tell if someone is alive is to see, smell, or hear them, and we couldn’t find Christian.
“This is a tough situation, and we are very grateful to all the rescue teams from Turkey and other countries, as well as to the local people and volunteers who helped save people. But we need more resources, like a translator, on the ground right away.
“Things are moving very slowly, and because of that, many rescues are being put off and lives are being lost because the workers don’t have enough resources.” It’s too bad that the club isn’t helping us look for Christian right along with us on the ground.
“Their position and power, along with their knowledge of the area, would be very helpful. We ask Lütfü Savaş, who is the president of the club and the mayor of Hatay, to give more money to speed up the rescue efforts as a top priority.
Atsu played and scored for Hatayspor in Turkey’s top league right before the earthquake. Since then, he and the club’s sports director, Taner Savut, have been missing.
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