Ghana footballer Christian Atsu rescued from rubble after Turkey earthquake rattles nation

The terrible 7.8 quake struck the Ghanaian international player. He was believed to have been inside a structure that collapsed around him together with other players and staff members from his current squad, Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor.

Atsu's whereabouts are still unknown, despite the fact that his companions were saved. According to reports, he has a right foot injury and respiratory problems.

In less than 12 hours, southern and central Turkey as well as certain areas of Syria were struck by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5.


According to local authorities and humanitarian organisations cited by the news agency, there are already 800 fatalities and 2,000 injuries recorded in Syria.

In a frantic search for survivors trapped by a severe earthquake, rescue personnel and citizens carried slabs of concrete to one another tonight over mountains of debris.



While Turkey and Syria were enveloped in darkness, rain, and cold, rescue attempts continued. Two infants were found alive in the rubble by rescuers in the Turkish region of Kahramanmaras.

About 20 individuals in Adana, Turkey, some wearing emergency rescue jackets, used power saws to create an opening that would allow any survivors to escape or be rescued. Later, when brilliant spotlights lit the debris, motorised diggers joined the work.

Along with some 3,500 military personnel, thousands of search and rescue workers, firemen, and medical professionals were at work in 10 provinces across the nation.

Turkish rescuers from all around the country attempted to reach the regions despite blizzards and downpours.

In Syria, a guy went past a two-story building that had fallen while holding the body of a girl in his arms.

6,445 people from 10 districts have been saved, according to a disaster management agency official in Turkey. The official, Orhan Tatar, estimated that 5,606 buildings had collapsed.

FAQs:

1. What triggered the earthquake in Turkey?
   This earthquake was a "strike-slip" kind.
2. Which country has no earthquake?
   Antarctica