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UN says 101 people evacuated from Avozstal steel plant and other areas
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The UN Humanitarian Office said on Tuesday that 101 civilians have been successfully evacuated from the Avozstal steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and other areas.

“I am pleased and relieved to confirm that 101 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and other areas in a safe passage operation coordinated by the United Nations (UN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),” Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Osnat Lubrani said in a statement.

“We have accompanied 127 people today to Zaporizhzhia, about 230 kilometers north-west of Mariupol, where they are receiving initial humanitarian assistance, including health and psychological care, from UN agencies, ICRC and our humanitarian partners,” the UN official added.

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