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Two flights arrived from France” with “40 tons of medical equipment”, and a third “is in progress”. Enough to “set up a small maternity ward” and “carry out surgical operations”, according to the special correspondent of France Télévisions on place.
France to the aid of Libya. A field hospital is being set up about sixty kilometers from Derna, in Libya, with French equipment and personnel sent there, testified Friday September 15 Ben Barnier, the special envoy of France Télévisions on site.
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It is in this city in the east of the country that the floods caused by storm Daniel cost thousands of lives. LAccess to the disaster area remains very difficult after the destruction of roads and bridges in the Derna region. “Two flights arrived from France” with “40 tons of medical equipment”and a third “is in progress”. What “set up a small maternity ward” And “perform surgical operations”. “About fifty firefighters” also came from France.
A little earlier in the morning, Tamer Ramadan, one of the leaders of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, assured that he had “tstill hoping to find people alive”, refusing to give an assessment. But, according to the mayor of Derna, the storm could have killed 20,000 people.