“Lithuania stands with North Macedonia in the face of this tragedy, responding to the urgent request for assistance. We thank the Romanian Air Force for ensuring the transportation of the injured to Lithuania – this is a great demonstration of the strength of solidarity among European nations, and the mutual assistance mechanism is working smoothly, helping one another when it is needed most,” said Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.
The National Crisis Management Centre, which coordinated the interaction between countries and institutions, expressed gratitude to Lithuanian authorities for their prompt response to the request for aid and their involvement in providing assistance to those affected.
“The patients from Macedonia require urgent medical treatment. They are in critical condition, and our specialists will be mobilised to provide immediate care. Later, these individuals will need ongoing treatment, possibly additional procedures and surgeries. We will, without a doubt, provide all of this,” said Minister of Health Marija Jakubauskienė.
According to Minister Jakubauskienė, in cooperation with hospitals, an emergency transportation and treatment plan for the Macedonian victims of the fire was swiftly put in place. From Monday morning, four emergency medical resuscitation vehicles were prepared to receive the injured Macedonians from the aircraft at the airport and transport them to hospital.
The nightclub tragedy in North Macedonia occurred during a concert. The fire claimed the lives of at least 59 people and left 155 injured.
