Two citizens of the Republic of Moldova were on the tourist bus that was involved in a road accident on the Sharm el-Sheikh – Cairo highway in Egypt on February 19. The man aged 35 and the woman aged 31 were given first aid and are now outside danger, IPN reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration said that 21 persons who are citizens of Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and Egypt were hurt in the accident. All of them received the necessary assistance. The information was confirmed by the Central Administration of Emergency and Critical Care of Egypt.

Moldova’s embassies and consular offices are on the alert so as to offer the necessary assistance to compatriots in difficulty. The list of diplomatic missions with their contact data is available on the Ministry’s website www.mfa.gov.md/sites/default/files/tabel.pdf.