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Malta has sent assistance to Libya through a contingent of 73 officers of the Armed Forces of Malta and the Civil Protection Department.
This is in response to the damage caused by Storm Daniel that hit the country over the past days, resulting in thousands of people losing their lives and thousands more still reported missing.
This team consists of 12 officers of the Armed Forces of Malta which, among others, includes a medical team, as well as 31 members of the Civil Protection.
The Maltese contingent will cross on an Maltese Armed Forces, P61, a contingent that also includes a crew of 30 soldiers.
Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said that this is the third time, in a few months, that Malta was offering help in solidarity with other people in difficult times.
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