France ready to send emergency aid for victims of Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has called on Azerbaijan to immediately allow access of humanitarian aid to the victims of the September 25 fuel depot explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh.

“My thoughts ae with all the victims of yesterday’s explosion in the fuel depot. France is ready to send emergency resources. Azerbaijan must immediately allow access of humanitarian aid,” Colonna said in a statement.

#Haut-Karabagh | Toutes mes pensées vont aux victimes de l'explosion d'un dépôt de carburant ce soir. La France se tient prête à envoyer des moyens d’urgence. L’Azerbaidjan doit permettre l'accès immédiat de l’aide humanitaire.

— Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) September 25, 2023

Over 200 people were injured in the September 25 explosion at a fuel depot outside Stepanakert, near the Stepanakert-Askeran road. Most of the victims are either seriously or critically wounded. The Ministry of Healthcare of Armenia said it is taking all possible measures to organize the evacuation of those wounded, either through medevac airlift or by land.