It took the military and border guards four hours to get there: Kiper about rescuing a child with suspected appendicitis from a snowdrift
Kyiv • UNN
A child with suspected appendicitis in Odesa region was rescued and operated on after military and border guards spent four hours traveling through snow drifts to reach her. Despite the difficult weather conditions, rescue teams in the region successfully evacuated 1927 people, including 138 children.
In Odesa, bad weather prevented a child with suspected appendicitis from being taken to the hospital. Military and border guards spent four hours overcoming snowdrifts to search for the boy. According to Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, everything ended well - the child has already been operated on, UNN reports.
"A boy with suspected appendicitis got stuck in snow drifts. It took four hours for the military and border guards to reach him. The boy was taken to the hospital and operated on. They report that the child is in a stable condition, everything ended well", he said.
As a reminder
In Odesa region, a woman was trapped in snow when an ambulance was taking her to a maternity hospital. Fortunately, the rescuers managed to provide prompt assistance and the woman was taken to the hospitalwhere she gave birth to a daughter.
We would also like to remind you that rescue teams have already evacuated 1927 people from snow traps in Odesa region, including 138 children. 538 vehicles have been towed away, including 18 buses and 12 ambulances. To clear the roads, 218 SES vehicles and 800+ workers are involved.
