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B-Fast sends emergency aid to Libya – Fears of 20,000 deaths in coastal city of Derna: “Bodies everywhere”
The Belgian service B-Fast is sending a total of nineteen tons of aid to Libya, which has been badly hit by floods. This concerns 240 tents, 700 sleeping bags and…
B-Fast aid workers testify about Turkey earthquake
B-Fast aid workers testify about Turkey earthquake Tonight in our news, nurse Ward Vandenbussche from Tielt and team leader Matthijs Samyn from Roeselare testify about the past two weeks. Together…
The first group of B-FAST aid workers has returned from Turkey, the second group is taking over
On Sunday evening, about eighty aid workers from the B-FAST team arrived from Turkey at the Military Quarter Major Housiau in Peutie. They were welcomed by family and Minister of…
West Flemish aid workers from B-fast team back from Turkey
West Flemish aid workers from B-fast team back from Turkey Nurse Ward Vandenbussche from Tielt and team leader Matthijs Samyn from Roeselare, among others, are back in our country today.…
More than 1,000 patients were cared for in the field hospital of B-FAST in Turkije | Buitenland
The field hospital in Kirikhan, in the south of Turkije, was operational last week. De zowat 80 Belgian hulpverleners ontvingen previous vrijdag de eerste patiënten. A week later the state…
Roeselare ships is team leader B-Fast in Turkey
Roeselare ships is team leader B-Fast in Turkey Matthijs studied nursing and until recently held a director’s position at Sint-Andreas Hospital in Tielt. Helping with disasters such as the earthquake…
Team leader B-FAST na toenemend geweld in Turks aardbevingsgebied: “We bouwen hekken rond ons veldhospitaal om indringers tegen te houden” | Zware aardbeving in Turkije en Syrië
The Belgian First Aid and Support Team (B-FAST) is intended to be used with the building of a field hospital in Turkije on the devastating aardbeving of Afgelopen Maandag, but…
B-FAST logistics team left this morning for Turkey to build a field hospital
A defense aircraft with a logistics team from B-FAST left for Turkey this morning from the military airport in Melsbroek. The team of a total of 43 people will help…
Why hasn’t the Belgian rescue team B-FAST been sent to Turkey yet? Are we too late with our help? | Massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Several European countries are helping after the strong earthquake in Turkey and neighboring Syria. However, the Belgian rescue team B-FAST will only travel to Turkey at the end of this…