150 tonnes of relief sent to Beslan from RF cities, other states
ITAR-TASS News Agency
September 10, 2004 Friday
MOSCOW, September 10 -- Humanitarian aid is supplied to the small
North Ossetian city of Beslan affected in the terrorist act from all
over the world. About 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid were supplied
after the tragic events in North Ossetia, a source in the Russian
Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass on Friday. "This is medicines,
medical equipment, bandages, syringes, mobile medical stations,
donor blood and ambulances," the source emphasised.
Airplanes from Russian cities, CIS and other countries with
humanitarian aid have come to Beslan already for a week.
In particular, only Moscow, St. Petersburg and Mineralnye Vody sent
39 tonnes of medicines and foodstuffs in this North Ossetian city.
Italy, the United States, France, Norway, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece,
Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland and Finland sent humanitarian
aid. The authorities of these countries sent to Beslan not only
medical equipment and medicines that are needed for the treatment
of the terror victims but also foodstuffs and clothes. Citizens of
Armenia and Greece have donated more than 200 kilograms of blood for
the wounded people in the terrorist act, and this blood has already
been supplied to the Vladikavkaz blood donor station.
ITAR-TASS News Agency
September 10, 2004 Friday
MOSCOW, September 10 -- Humanitarian aid is supplied to the small
North Ossetian city of Beslan affected in the terrorist act from all
over the world. About 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid were supplied
after the tragic events in North Ossetia, a source in the Russian
Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass on Friday. "This is medicines,
medical equipment, bandages, syringes, mobile medical stations,
donor blood and ambulances," the source emphasised.
Airplanes from Russian cities, CIS and other countries with
humanitarian aid have come to Beslan already for a week.
In particular, only Moscow, St. Petersburg and Mineralnye Vody sent
39 tonnes of medicines and foodstuffs in this North Ossetian city.
Italy, the United States, France, Norway, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece,
Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland and Finland sent humanitarian
aid. The authorities of these countries sent to Beslan not only
medical equipment and medicines that are needed for the treatment
of the terror victims but also foodstuffs and clothes. Citizens of
Armenia and Greece have donated more than 200 kilograms of blood for
the wounded people in the terrorist act, and this blood has already
been supplied to the Vladikavkaz blood donor station.