Rescuers started to pitch camp near the Palanca border crossing point to offer assistance to people who need help. The information was confirmed for IPN by the press officer of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Liliana Pușcașu.
After the meeting of the Supreme Security Council, President Maia Sandu said the Government will today ask Parliament to declare a state of emergency. The Commission for Exceptional Situations will be convened today to agree the measures that need to be taken to deal with the crisis and the humanitarian challenges.
Traffic on the Moldova-Ukrainian border has intensified. The Moldovan institutions are setting up temporary assistance units. The subdivisions of the Ministry of Home Affairs will step up the patrolling efforts so as to prevent eventual provocations.
