Lisa Gatt (left) and her sister Lia.
The Malta Red Cross has been forced to cancel plans to send a team to Cambodia to assist a Maltese girl, Lisa Gatt, who was seriously injured in a traffic accident last week.
"Due to an impossibility to contact the national Red Cross society in Cambodia to arrange logistical assistance, the Malta Red Cross shall be unable to send the paramedic team to repatriate Lisa Gatt. Unfortunately, without the cooperation of our counterpart in Cambodia we are not in a position to undertake this repatriation operation safely," the society said.
It earlier announced that it had launching an appeal for funds to assist in the repatriation and medical expenses of Ms Gatt.
She is currently being cared for in a small clinic in a rural village in Cambodia where she underwent surgery. Although she is still in need of medical care, she will be dismissed in only a couple of days, the society said.
Donations can be made directly at the Red Cross offices at 104, Saint Ursula Street, Valletta, at Room 6,University of Malta, Xewkija, Gozo or in Bank of Valletta Account number 10206374012.
See also
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090411/local/injured-woman-in-cambodian-nightmare/
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