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Ghanaian footballer

Christian Atsu

, from the Turkish club

Hatayspor

, has been found dead under the rubble of the building where he lived in Hatay, in southern Turkey, his agent confirmed this Saturday.

" Atsu

's lifeless body

was found under the rubble. His belongings are still being removed. His phone has also been found," said his agent, Murat Uzunmehmet.

According to the Turkish media, the former Chelsea and Newcastle player, who played for Málaga in 2016, was 31 years old and was found under the rubble of the Rönesans residence, a 12-storey tower that collapsed in the earthquake. .

Atsu had signed in September for Turkish club

Hatayspor

, based in the southern province of Hatay, near the epicenter of the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey on 6 February.

The quake, followed by powerful aftershocks, killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria, according to the latest official figures released on Friday, and also left thousands injured and homeless in the freezing cold.

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