The White House announcement came as the death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot in the enclave rose to 68, with another 105 people missing and nearly 300 injured.
The United States urged continued humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh, as officials announced additional humanitarian aid to address health care and other emergencies.
The White House announcement came as the death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot in the enclave rose to 68, with another 105 people missing and nearly 300 injured.
“We are saddened by the news that at least 68 people have been killed and hundreds injured in an explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, and we express our deepest condolences to the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and all those who are suffering,” said the spokeswoman for the National Security Council of Nagorno-Karabakh. White House Adrienne Watson.
“We call for continued humanitarian aid access to Nagorno-Karabakh for all those in need.”
On a visit to Armenia, Samantha Power, head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said today that the United States will provide $11.5 million in humanitarian aid.
Armenians in Karabakh – a part of Azerbaijan not under Baku’s control after the breakup of the Soviet Union – began fleeing their homes this week as their forces were routed in a blitzkrieg launched by the Azeri army.
Source :Skai
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