Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast

  • Date: 07-Aug-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Lebanon
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Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast

BRITAIN - A 5 million pound ($6.6 million) aid package including search and rescue help and expert medical support. The Royal Navy's HMS ENTERPRISE will help asses damage at Beirut port.CYPRUS - Two helicopters, 10 rescuers and eight rescue dogs. The Cypriot foreign minister said Nicosia had chartered a plane to deliver medical supplies and repatriate any Cypriots who wanted to leave Beirut. About 50 have already accepted the offer.CZECH REPUBLIC - A team of 36 people.DENMARK - An aid package worth 12 million Danish crowns ($1.91 million) to go to relief work, including hospitals in need of medical equipment as well as securing food, water and shelter.EGYPT - Two planes with medical supplies.FRANCE - 55 security personnel, 6 tonnes of health equipment and around 10 emergency doctors. French President