MIRACLE FIND Ex-Chelsea player Christian Atsu found ALIVE after ‘voice heard’ under rubble of home destroyed in Turkey earthquake

 

EX-Chelsea player Christian Atsu has been found alive in the rubble of the Turkey earthquake after his voice was reportedly heard.

The 31-year-old Ghana ace is believed to have been on the ninth floor of an apartment block when two earthquakes rocked Turkey on early on Monday.

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Christian Atsu has been found in the rubble of the earthquakeCredit: Getty

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Rescuers searching the wreckage of his apartment heard his voiceCredit: Twitter/@ajansspor

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Several of Atsu's Hatayspor teammates have also been rescuedCredit: Instagram

Kahramanmaras has been devastated by the quakeCredit: Getty

Atsu, who has three kids with wife Marie-Claire, plays for Hatayspor, who he joined last summer.

The earthquake hit hard in Kahramanmaras, where Hatayspor are based.

Video showed rescuers with search lights sifting through the wreckage of his apartment block during the night.

According to local media reports, Atsu's voice was heard in the rubble, along with that of Hatayspor’s Sporting Director Taner Savut.

 

Hatayspor spokesman Mustafa Ozat reportedly said: "Christian Atsu was taken out with injuries.

"Our sporting director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble."

Ghana's ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashitey-Odunton, said she's received information from the country's football authorities that Atsu "has been found".

Several of his teammates were dramatically rescued from their homes after the earthquake struck at 4am local time.