In Pics: Third Egyptian aid plane arrives in Beirut

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Egypt Today staff

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Mon, 10 Aug 2020 - 09:38 GMT

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Egypt Today staff

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 - 09:38 GMT

The third Egyptian plane carrying medical assistance arrived in Lebanon on Monday as part of an airlift urgently launched by Egypt to support Lebanon in the wake of Tuesday's Beirut Port massive blast.

The third Egyptian plane carrying medical assistance arrived in Lebanon on Monday as part of an airlift urgently launched by Egypt to support Lebanon in the wake of Tuesday's Beirut Port massive blast.

CAIRO - 10 August 2020: The third Egyptian plane carrying medical assistance arrived in Lebanon on Monday as part of an airlift urgently launched by Egypt to support Lebanon in the wake of Tuesday's Beirut Port massive blast.


The plane, which was received by Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Alawi, was carrying 14 tons of medicines and wheat to cover the country's local needs after it lost its strategic stockpile following the collapse of silos in the port blast.


The airlift comes upon the directives of the Egyptian political leadership to help Lebanon in the current crisis.

 

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الصفحة الرسمية لسفارة جمهورية مصر العربية في لبنان

وصول الموجة الثالثة من الجسر الجوي المصري والمكونة من ١٤ طنا من الم... ساعدات الدوائية، وبداية وصول الطحين لدعم المخابز اللبنانية والحفاظ على معدلات انتاج الخبز والمساهمة في تعويض الضرر الذي لحق بمخزون لبنان الاستراتيجي من القمح في انفجار بيروت. ‏

Egypt had sent two planes carrying medical supplies to Beirut following directives by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to offer urgent assistance to the country, Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal said in a statement.

 
Sisi offered his condolences and expressed his sincere sympathy to the government and people of Lebanon and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
 
On Tuesday, a fire at Beirut's port turned shortly after into a massive explosion with a huge mushroom cloud that Lebanese officials said came from a stockpile of ammonium nitrate in a warehouse.
 
The blast resulted in the death of at least 100 people, injuring more than 4,000, according to Lebanon's Red Cross.
 
Lebanese officials have said the explosion was caused by ammonium nitrate, 2,750 tons of which had been stored in a warehouse at the port for six years after being confiscated from a ship.
 

Several countries around the globe sent or pledged assistance to Lebanon; Egypt, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Iran already sent planes and ships of food, medical, and oil aid. Meanwhile, countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia, Germany, Algeria, and the European Union pledged emergency assistance.

 
 

 

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