Statement by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Minister of Foreign Affairs on Canada's support for victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302Today, the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement announcing Canada’s support to victim identification efforts following the tragic aircraft accident involving an Ethiopian Airlines Flight. Our thoughts continue to go out to each of the Canadian families, friends and communities affected by this awful accident. At present, the RCMP has provided a team of three specialized personnel to assist with providing disaster victim identification support. Four additional Canadian officials have been dispatched to Ethiopia to provide added capacity and expertise as well as support to affected families. Officials from the Embassy and from Global Affairs Canada’s Standing Rapid Deployment Team have been coordinating with local authorities in Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News March 19, 2019 00:33 UTC