Egypt sends medical aid, personnel to Lebanon after fuel tanker explosion

CAIRO, 18 August 2021, (TON): Egypt sent medical staff and aid to treat those injured by a fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon.

The explosion was on Sunday in the border village of Al-Talil. It killed at least 28 people and wounded 79 in the latest tragedy to hit Lebanon.

The plane carried 1.5 million tons of medical supplies to help the country, which is experiencing severe economic and political difficulties.

The shipment was received at Beirut airport by Hussein Muhaidli, the adviser to Lebanon’s public health minister.

He thanked Egypt on behalf of the Ministry of Health for standing by Lebanon and said “it was one of the first countries to send a volunteer medical team.”

He praised the depth of the strong ties that united the two countries, while also praising the humanitarian initiatives that Egypt had always undertaken toward Lebanon.

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