UN mourns with Sierra Leone, pledges all ‘necessary support’ following deadly tanker crash

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said successful a statement issued by his Spokesperson connected Saturday, that helium was “deeply saddened by the extended nonaccomplishment of life”, resulting from the crash, erstwhile the tanker collided with a lorry astatine a engaged junction successful the suburb of Wellington, spilling fuel, earlier igniting.

The resulting blaze engulfed different vehicles and pedestrians nearby.

“The Secretary-General extends his heavy condolences to the radical and Government of Sierra Leone, and wishes those injured a speedy recovery”, said the statement.

Support on-going

“The United Nations is prepared to supply the necessary support successful the aftermath of this tragic incident”, it continued.

The UN Office successful Sierra Leone besides issued a statement, wishing “fortitude and bid to the bereaved families, and the Government and radical of Sierra Leone, successful this play of grief.”

“Furthermore, arsenic partners successful the country’s improvement aspirations”, the UN household successful the West African federation said it was intimately monitoring the situation, and would enactment with the Government to flooded what the country’s Vice-President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, reportedly described arsenic a “national disaster”, aft visiting the country of the crash.

According to quality reports, much than 90 radical were treated successful hospitals and wellness facilities.

Specialized support

The World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted connected Saturday that it was “mobilizing specialized supplies”.

“We are moving to deploy burnt-patient attraction experts. We volition supply much enactment arsenic needed, astatine this unspeakable clip for the radical of Sierra Leone.”