Monday, August 07, 2006

Middle East Conflict: Greenpeace offers use of Rainbow Warrior for aid to Lebanon

Greenpeace USA, reports they have offered Doctors Without Borders the use of the Rainbow Warrior for transporting supplies to Lebanon. The vessel was already in the Mediterranean and is now docked in Larnaca, Cyprus for loading medical supplies.

Doctors Without Borders currently has almost 100 tons of medical materials and other relief supplies waiting for transport in a warehouse in Larnaca, with another 80 tons scheduled to arrive there soon. Though some of the supplies get through to Beirut, the bulk of them are stuck in the absence of sufficient transport capacity. Very few boats are available for sailing to Lebanon as there is little guarantee for safe passage.