EMERCOM of Russia could increase the group of rescuers arriving in Beirut. This was stated by the head of the operational group of the Ministry Sergey Vorontsov.
He said that the victim of a powerful explosion the city had already arrived Autonomous airmobile hospital, and Russian
experts are busy deploying it. “We have another five hospitals there, and if need be, will grow the group,” he said.
At the moment in the capital of Lebanon flew in two planes of EMERCOM of Russia. They arrived more than 100 rescuers, including cynologists with dogs, as well as doctors and psychologists. It is planned to make five flights.
According to Vorontsov, the Russian team has great experience, as we witnessed in the aftermath of many earthquakes. “Lots of paperwork, the work will be difficult,” he concluded.
A powerful explosion occurred in the port area on the evening of 4 August. The damage done to the many quarters of the city, the blast were hurt, the Embassy of Russia. According to the latest data, injured more than 4 thousand people, found the bodies of more than a hundred dead.
In law enforcement bodies of Lebanon said that the explosion happened at the time of welding. The Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diyab said that the explosion occurred due to storage in a warehouse in the seaport capital of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate.
