Work machines at the site of the apartment block that housed former Black Stars player Christian Atsu, have halted work whiles miners have taken over in rescue efforts, journalists close to the operation have reported.
His tweet caption affirmed that the building complex had been subjected to checks by a thermal camera and that it had shown evidence that people were alive under the rubble.
Atsu, who plays for Turkish side Hatayspor was trapped under the rubble after the February 6 earthquake that struck the southern part of the country and parts of Syria.
Atsu’s case has attracted a lot of interest in Ghana and across the world with his British wife calling on the Turkish and British authorities to expedite action in rescuing the former Chelsea, Newcastle player in an interview with the BBC last week.
Hatayspor Sportif Direktörü Taner Savut ve futbolcu Christian Atsu’nun olduğu Rönesans rezidans’a termal kameralar ile bakılmış. 3 farklı ses duyulmuş. İş makinaları durdurulmuş ve madenciler girmiş. Acil destek lazım pic.twitter.com/nvL5ER7jPT
— Timuçin AŞCIGİL (@ascigil) February 13, 2023