“The number of dead stands at 154, including 25 that have not yet been identified”, according to the ministry of Health. 60 people are still missing.
In the rubble of the devastated city, more than 60 people are still missing in Beirut, four days after the explosion at the port that has devastated the capital and killed more than 150 people, said Saturday an official from the lebanese ministry of Health.
“The death toll stands at 154, including 25 that have not yet been identified,” said this person. “In addition, we have 60 people still missing,” The ministry of Health said Friday that at least 120 of the more than 5 000 people injured by the explosion of Tuesday, were still in a critical condition.
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The international police cooperation organisation Interpol announced on Friday sending a team of experts specialized in the identification of victims. The French president announced the organization’s next conference for emergency humanitarian assistance for Lebanon, in the sinking economic for months. The european Commission intends to participate and the european Union has already made available € 33 million euros.
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Without waiting, several countries have sent medical equipment and health as well as field hospitals. The world health Organization raised concern about the saturation of the hospitals, already challenged by the pandemic of novel coronavirus, shortages of medicines and medical equipment, demanding fifteen million dollars.
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The aid agency United States international (USAid) announced on Friday the immediate dispatch of fifteen million dollars of food and medicines, equivalent to three months of food for 50 000 people and three months of medicines for 60 000 people.
