The opening of the Zangazur corridor is a strategic issue, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists upon return from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Day: September 26, 2023
Those injured in the explosion of a gasoline depot in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have been transferred from Sisian, Armenia to the National Burn Center in capital Yerevan.
At this moment, six ambulances have come to the aforesaid center and the injured are being placed in the hospital.
Those at this medical center are waiting for the other ambulances to arrive.
Many of those gathered near the center do not know whether their relatives have been brought there, as they have not been able to contact them. They are waiting for the clarification from the doctors.
Tuesday morning, a team of doctors left from Armenia to Artsakh capital Stepanakert by helicopter, with the necessary medicines and medical supplies, to help the victims of the explosion in a gasoline depot near the Stepanakert-Askeran motorway last evening. At around 11:30am, the first helicopter landed in Sisian, from where the injured were ambulanced to Yerevan.
Those injured in the explosion of a gasoline depot in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have been transferred from Sisian, Armenia to the National Burn Center in capital Yerevan.
At this moment, six ambulances have come to the aforesaid center and the injured are being placed in the hospital.
Those at this medical center are waiting for the other ambulances to arrive.
Many of those gathered near the center do not know whether their relatives have been brought there, as they have not been able to contact them. They are waiting for the clarification from the doctors.
Tuesday morning, a team of doctors left from Armenia to Artsakh capital Stepanakert by helicopter, with the necessary medicines and medical supplies, to help the victims of the explosion in a gasoline depot near the Stepanakert-Askeran motorway last evening. At around 11:30am, the first helicopter landed in Sisian, from where the injured were ambulanced to Yerevan.
The EU is boosting its humanitarian funding with €5 million in response to the increasing needs resulting from the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis. The conflict escalation and subsequent ceasefire is expected to trigger a mass exodus of people from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, with approximately 13 500 people having crossed the border already. At the same time, there is a major food shortage and lack of access to electricity and water within the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
The €5 million humanitarian funding includes €500 000 of emergency support of emergency support announced last week and €4.5 million new funding, which will:
- assist people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. This aid will be delivered by various EU humanitarian partners operating in Armenia to reach around 25 000 people. The priority is to provide cash assistance, shelter, food security and livelihoods assistance.
- assist vulnerable people inside Nagorno-Karabakh. This aid will be channeled through the International Committee of Red Cross and aims to support around 60 000 people with food, healthcare, shelter and logistics.
The EU is also deploying a humanitarian expert to the region who will work hand in hand with humanitarian partners on the ground to ensure a rapid response to the crisis.
Seven people injured as a result of explosion near Stepanakert have already been transported to the National Center for Burns and Dermatology of the Ministry of Health.
At the moment, they are undergoing tests and receiving the necessary treatment.
Doctors say four are in serious condition and are in the intensive care unit, the condition of three is serious, but stable.
