15:00, 25 September 2010

Families of Vladikavkaz terror act casualties start receiving money

The sum of 5.1 million roubles was allotted from the reserve fund of the head of North Ossetia for rendering lump sum material aid to families of casualties and victims. The money has been already paid to 10 families of the casualties - 3 million roubles in total.

Out of the remaining nine families, five are preparing documents for presentation, and four have their documents considered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the republic.

According to the local Ministry of Public Health, the total number of victims of the terror act committed at the entrance to the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz makes 252 persons, of them 19 persons perished and 233 addressed for medical help.

Currently, 49 patients are still in medical institutions of North Ossetia; 17 critically wounded persons were evacuated to Moscow clinics; two of them have been discharged already. In total, 96 persons are discharged out of those initially hospitalized. Out of those still in hospital, one patient is in extremely grave condition, 17 - in the state of medium gravity, and 31 persons - in satisfactory condition.

Author: Dmitry Tamerlanov

Source: CK correspondent