Saudi Arabia expressed its deepest condolences and sympathies to Egypt and the families of the deceased, following the Al-Ayat train accident that occurred on the “Cairo-Aswan” agricultural road in Giza Governorate, resulting in the death and injury of a number of people.
In a statement on Sunday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government and people of Egypt in this tragic accident, wishing those injured a speedy recovery.
On Sunday, a number of Al-Ayat train cars were involved in a rollover accident on the Cairo-Aswan agricultural road in front of the Garza junction in Giza Governorate, which resulted - according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health - in the death of 7 people, the injury of 112 others, and the discharge of 45 injured people from hospitals after their health conditions improved and they received the necessary treatment.
The Egyptian National Railway Authority said that a train heading from Giza to Fayoum collided with the back of another train that was traveling south from Cairo to Aswan.
“Egyptian Health” explained that 7 other injured people are candidates for discharge, while the rest of the injured are continuing to receive treatment under medical observation, stressing the continued close follow-up of all the injured, and providing them with full medical care, offering their sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Egyptian Minister of Health and Population, closely followed the health repercussions of the accident, and directed that all health facilities in Giza and Beni Suef governorates be raised, and that all necessary forms of medical and emergency support be provided to the injured.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health explained that the injuries varied between scattered bruises and abrasions, which are the most common among the injured, to fractures of the limbs, pelvis and vertebrae, cut wounds to the head and face, and bruises to the chest and ribs, as all the injured underwent the necessary examinations upon their arrival, and received the required medical care according to the condition of each of them.
The UAE National Guard said today (Sunday) that it rescued 22 people, all of Arab nationalities, after a fire broke out on board a cargo ship in the Sea of Oman.
He added in a statement published through his account on the “X” platform, “The rescue operation came after the Coast Guard group received a report from the ship’s crew stating that a fire had broken out on board. The specialized teams immediately began response procedures and dealt with the report, and were able to locate the tanker, reach it, rescue its 22 crew members, provide them with the necessary first aid, and then hand them over to the relevant authorities, and they are all in stable health condition.”
