Rescuers flew to Beirut on Wednesday afternoon. However, they did not start searching the wreckage until Thursday due to delays. The Lebanese army prevented them from working. The security situation in the country subsequently deteriorated, Lebanese began to demonstrate, and rescuers were withdrawn from work.
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Interior Minister Jan Hamáček (ČSSD) stated on twitter that the plane, which will be sent for Czech rescuers, will also be transported to Beirut as a gift of protective overalls, respirators, veils, gloves, bandages and needles worth about two million crowns.
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We are not indifferent to the situation in Lebanon! Tomorrow morning, army planes are leaving for our rescuers @hasici_cr with a gift of medical supplies (protective overalls, respirators, veils, gloves, bandages and needles). Along with that, he sends a gift on board as well @mzvcr, hospital beds Linet.
– Jan Hamacek (@jhamacek) August 10, 2020
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The shipment to Lebanon will also include Linet hospital beds, which are donated to the country by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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An explosion at the port last Tuesday claimed at least 160 lives and injured 6,000. Forty Czech specialists in rescuing overwhelmed people flew to Lebanon last Wednesday, the group also includes cynologists with dogs, a structural engineer and a doctor.
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Czech firefighters in Lebanon
Video: HZS Prague
Thousands of tons of stored saltpeter exploded in Beirut port last Tuesday. Why this has happened is still being investigated.
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