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No Vietnamese casualties recorded in Morocco, Libya following disasters: spokeswoman

The Vietnamese Embassy in Morocco has not received any information regarding Vietnamese casualties in the earthquake that seriously hit many cities in the African country on September 8, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.
No Vietnamese casualties recorded in Morocco, Libya following disasters: spokeswoman ảnh 1At the press conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Morocco has notreceived any information regarding Vietnamese casualties in the earthquake thatseriously hit many cities in the African country on September 8, said theForeign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.

During the ministry’s regular pressconference in Hanoi on September 14, Hang also informed that according to theVietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Libya, storm Daniel has caused floods andlandslides in Libya, leaving thousands dead and many others missing. 

The Foreign Ministry has contacted local authorities, and as of now,there have been no reported cases of Vietnamese casualties, she said, addingthat the two Vietnamese embassies in Morocco and Libya are keeping in touch with localauthorities and agencies to grasp the situation.

According to her, the ministry has been incontact with coordinators of Vietnamese communities in those two countriesto get a clearer picture of the situation and is ready to take necessarycitizen protection measures.

Any Vietnamese citizens in need of assistancecould contact the hotline of the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department at 84 981 84 84 84, the Vietnamese Embassy inMorocco 212 7 61 86 87 29 and 2126 18 53 65 52, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Libya 202 27 36 43 27, she added./.

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