Health Minister Alexandru Rafila says that among the patients who were injured during the explosions in Krevedia and who are to be transferred to hospitals abroad, there are also two Nepalese.

Floreaska Hospital after the explosion in CrevediaPhoto: Inquam Photos – Sabine Kirstoveanu

“There are two Nepalese. Both will be transferred. (…) They probably worked there. (…) I am on the list of those who need to be transferred starting today,” Alexandru Rafila said on Sunday during a press conference.

According to him, two Nepalis are the only foreign nationals who suffered from the explosions in Krevedia, Agerpres notes. At the moment, both are hospitalized in Bagdasar-Arseni hospital, and the identification of one of them was not established at first.

Doctor Gabriel Diaconu said at the same press conference that there is currently no doubt as to the identity of anyone affected by the Crevedia explosions, even if some patients did not have identification or could not be identified at first due to injury

“We invested a lot of time in the first 12 to 18 hours to be absolutely sure that every patient who arrived at the hospital was correctly identified, that we had contact with relatives – at the moment they are, with the exception of two or three. people who are not of Romanian nationality and for whom we make efforts and efforts from the side of social assistance, give us at least one more point so that we can communicate with their families,” he said.

The explosions at the liquefied gas station in Krevedia caused 2 deaths and 56 injuries, most of the victims were among the intervention forces. Several people are in critical condition, and authorities have begun transferring the wounded abroad through the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism. Out of the total number of victims, 43 people are employees of the Police Department (39 firefighters, 2 policemen and 2 gendarmes). The population of the area affected by two powerful explosions on Saturday in Krevedia was evacuated.

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