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Christian Atsu is confirmed to have died following the devastating earthquake in Turkey last week... with the former Ghana, Chelsea, Newcastle and Porto star's body found after 12 days

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Christian Atsu has tragically been confirmed to have died following the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria last week.

The 31-year-old's whereabouts remained unknown after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that took place in the early hours of the morning of February 6.

More than 35,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured, while millions have been left homeless following the disaster.

Tremors from the deadly quake - which lasted about a minute and could be Turkey's largest ever - were felt as far away as Egypt, Lebanon and the island of Cyprus.