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Azerbaijani Emergences Minister: Rescue efforts will continue till the last person is recovered

29 August 2007 17:41 (UTC +04:00)

The Minister mentioning that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has issued an executive order on the accident stressed that rendering assistance to the families of dead and injured and eliminating results of the accident has been reflected in that issue.
Mr. Heydarov said that several media outlets spread wrong information on those remaining under the rubble and did not agree with it.
â€œWe have not yet specified the number of the people who remained under the debris. There are only suppositions on it. Relatives of the injured people should be taken into consideration while sounding various figures and explanations.
Press should cover the event impartially and refuse to spread inaccurate information. Because inaccurate information cause the anxiety of the relatives of suffers. The facts that press are not allowed to the site are about their security, â€œIf we allow journalists to get to the site it would be dangerous for their life,â€ he added.
Mr. Heydarov said that rescue works are underway, â€œRescue works will continue until the last body will be recovered. Emergencies Ministry mobilized all its forces and technique for this purpose.â€/APA/