Francisca Ashitey-Odunton, Ghana’s Ambassador to Turkey has disclosed that every Ghanaian resident at the epi-centre of the earthquake in Turkey has been accounted for with the exception of footballer Christian Atsu.
According to reports, Christian Atsu was pulled from the rubble on Tuesday after becoming stuck in an earthquake-related disaster in Turkey. The player, after being rescued, apparently cannot be located, according to sources on Wednesday.
Then it emerged later that he wasn’t rescued at all and might be still buried under the rubble following the disaster.
Madam Francisca mentioned that the Ghana Embassy was able to contact some of the people who were near the scene of the disaster during an interview with Asempa FM. She lamented the fact that Christian Atsu was the only Ghanaian who had not yet been located in Turkey.
“I’m glad and thankful to let you know that, apart from Christian Atsu, all Ghanaians have been accounted for. We don’t have many people in the area, and most of them were students,” Francisca Ashitey-Odunton said.
“Our hope and intention for today are to evacuate them to Ankara and Turkey because as of now they are at a makeshift structure which is pretty good. What we are doing now is trying to evacuate them so that we can take care of them,” she added.
Source – Tru News Report
