2023-09-17 21:23:00
Members of a Greek rescue team died in an accident shortly after arriving to take part in rescue operations.
By IM with AFP The Libyan town of Derna has been ravaged by devastating floods. © – / Libyan Red Crescent / AFP Published on 09/17/2023 at 9:23 p.m.
A “horrific road accident” claimed the lives of four members of a Greek relief team in Libya shortly after they arrived to help with flood rescue operations, a Libyan minister said. The tragedy occurred while the Greek team was on its way from Benghazi to Derna, 300 km to the east, Eastern Libyan Health Minister Othman Abdeljalil told a press conference in the city devastated by the flood.
“The team was made up of 19 members. Four of them died and the other fifteen were injured. Eight are in stable condition and the other seven in critical condition,” said the minister.
Repatriation operation in progress
The accident occurred when the Greek team’s vehicle collided with a car carrying a Libyan family, three of its members were killed and two others seriously injured, the minister added.
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In Athens, the Greek army general staff confirmed that a rescue team sent to Libya by the Ministry of Defense had been involved in a road accident but limited itself to speaking of “light injuries”. » among its members.
“An operation is underway to repatriate these personnel from Benghazi,” according to the Greek authorities who announced the sending to Libya for this purpose of a C-130 plane from the Greek army with a medical team on board.
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