Ghana Soccer Star Atsu Still Missing After Turkey Earthquake Ghana Nigeria
Claire Rupio, the partner of footballer Christian Atsu, has called for equipment to be sent to the collapsed building where he was living. Rupio, who lives in Newcastle, UK, toldthat conflicting reports about his whereabouts have been"confusing" and"quite shocking", revealing their children heard on the radio that he will still missing.
The 31-year-old has previously played for Chelsea, Newcastle United, and several other teams in the English Premier League. At least 25,000 people have died in southern Turkey and northern Syria since the earthquake and aftershocks that followed.Wild jubilation had greeted the initial report that the former Chelsea and Newcastle United winger had been rescued.
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