WHO intervenes to assist northern Iraq wedding victims
An aerial view of the damages caused by fire at the Al-Haitham Hall in the Al-Hamdaniya district in Nineveh governorate. Photo: Reuters
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – While the city of Al-Hamdaniya in the northern Iraqi governorate of Nineveh is still healing its wounds following the bloody fire that broke out at a wedding hall, leaving a large number of dead and wounded, the World Health Organization (WHO) intervened on Thursday to provide emergency medical aid to treat those injured in the tragic wedding.
A statement released by the WHO mentioned that the organization has taken immediate action to support efforts by Iraq’s Ministry of Health to provide critical medical assistance to the injured.
The WHO allocated urgent medical supplies, including comprehensive hospital supply kits, to Al-Hamdaniya General Hospital, Al-Jamhoury Hospital and the Mosul Specialized Center for Burns and Constructive Surgery to ensure that sufficient essential resources are available.
The statement added that the WHO has collaborated with national efforts to swiftly mobilize additional first-line response resources for the transportation and treatment of the injured in Mosul and Erbil hospitals.
A huge fire broke out because of fireworks in a wedding hall in Al-Hamdaniya on Tuesday evening during a wedding party.
Around 100 people were killed and 150 others were injured, according to official sources.