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Five Vietnamese people killed in toxic gas leak in Jordan
VGP - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed thanks to the Jordanian foreign ministry and authorities for promptly reporting on the five Vietnamese people killed in a toxic gas leak at the port of Aqaba and for providing medical help for those injured in the incident.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son
The Vietnamese diplomat made that above statement during his phone conversation with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi on June 29.
On behalf of the Government of Viet Nam and the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Son also extended his deepest sympathy to Jordan's losses caused by the accident.
He asked Jordanian authorities to step up investigation into the cause of the gas explosion and provide instructions on the procedures required for the deceased.
Bui proposed Jordan support the Embassy of Viet Nam in citizen protection and providing reliefs for Vietnamese survivors.
According to the Embassy of Viet Nam in Arab Saudi and Jordan, a poisonous gas explosion at Jordan's southern port of Aqaba on June 27 killed 13 people and injured 251 others.
A initial report shows that the accident claimed the lives of five Vietnamese citizens and injured seven others who all are crewmembers of Hong Kong (China)-flagged vessel Forest 6.
Needy Vietnamese citizens can contact the Citizen Protection Hotline: (+84) 981.84.84.84 or that of the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia: (+966) 583.245.255 for help./.