5 members of a Greek humanitarian support crew despatched to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna have been killed in a street accident, the Greek military mentioned on Monday 18 September 2023, elevating a earlier toll.
“5 our bodies, together with three officers of the Greek military and two translators from the Greek overseas ministry who have been a part of the help crew, can be repatriated to Athens on Monday,” the Greek chiefs of employees mentioned in an announcement.
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4 folks succumbed to a deadly accident
Libyan authorities had on Sunday mentioned that 4 folks had died in an accident that occurred when the Greek crew was en route from Benghazi to Derna, 300 kilometres (185 miles) to the east.
The Libyan well being minister, Othman Abdeljalil, mentioned the accident happened when a car carrying 19 members of the Greek crew collided with a automobile carrying a Libyan household. Three folks within the household automobile died, and two have been critically injured, he mentioned.
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One sufferer hospitalised in Libya
Out of the 14 different members of the Greek car who have been injured, all however one have been repatriated to Greece for remedy. One particular person was hospitalised in Libya as a result of their accidents didn’t enable a switch again to Greece, the military mentioned.
Greece had despatched humanitarian support on Sunday to the areas of Libya struck by the deadly floods of “Storm Daniel”. The help included medical and nursing employees in addition to medical provides and meals.
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