We found Atsu’s shoes but can’t locate him – Agent speaks in latest update

Agent of Ghana Black Star’s player, Christian Atsu, Nana Sechere, has said they are unable to locate the player despite locating his exact room and a pair of shoes belonging to him.

He made the statement in a latest update on twitter sighted by GhanaPlus.com.

Nana Sechere has been in Turkey for days now assisting with efforts to locate the player who has been trapped under rabbles for 9days following, Monday, February 6, earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

He wrote “It has been 9 days since the earthquake and we still have not located Christian.

I am at the quake site in Hatay with Christian’s family. The scenes are unimaginable and our hearts are broken for all the people affected.

During my time here, we have been able to locate Christian Atsu’s exact room location, and we have found two pairs of his shoes.

Yesterday, we received confirmation that thermal imagery was showing signs of up to 5 lives, however, I am told that the only real confirmation of life is through sight, smell and sound, and unfortunately we were not able locate Christian”.

Nana Sechere described the situation as difficult and called for more resources to aid the rescue mission adding that rescuing has been on a slower pace due to lack of resources.

“This is a difficult situation and we are extremely grateful to all the Turkish and foreign rescue teams, local civilians and volunteers for their efforts and response in rescuing survivors. However, we urgently need more resources, including a translator, on the ground. Things are moving incredibly slow and as a result of that many rescues are being delayed, and lives are being lost due to the lack of resources available to the workers”.

He also bemoan the seeming lack of support from Atsu’s club in the rescue mission.

“It is unfortunate that the club is not on the ground with us, side by side, in the search for Christian. Their position and influence, accompanied with their local knowledge would be extremely helpful. We implore the President of the club and mayor of Hatay, Lütfü Savaş to provide additional resources to speed up the rescue efforts as a priority”.

Atsu, dozens trapped in rabbles

Thousands including Ghana’s top star and Former Chelsea and Newcastle United star, Christian Atsu have been trapped in rubbles following an earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday February 6.

The two countries were hit by a 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep at about 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT).

Described as a massive aftershock with a magnitude of 7.5, the earthquake hit Turkey’s south hours after the original quake and affected mostly southern Turkey and northern Syria.

So far some 35, 000 people have been reported death in the two countries with dozens sustaining injuries.

Rescue operations are still underway to find more survivors of the devastating incident.

Source: GhanaPlus.com