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Drone pictures reveal scene of devastation at the ruins of luxury apartment block in Turkey where former Chelsea star Christian Atsu was found dead following earthquake

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Drone pictures have revealed the scene of devastation at the luxury block of flats in Turkey where the body of former Chelsea star Christian Atsu was found today.

Search teams continued to probe the rubble to look for more victims as questions were asked about how the block came to collapse in the earthquake 12 days ago.

Thick clouds of dust billowed from piles of crushed concrete and twisted metal as around 17 diggers combed through the ruins of 31-year-old Atsu’s block and a neighbouring building.

The 12-storey tower where the footballer lived, called Rönezans Rezidans which translates as Renaissance Residence was one of the most exclusive in the southern city of Antakya.