05.07.99
SECURITY SITUATION
One NATO soldier and nine-year-old child died in a car accident that happened yesterday about 10 o’clock in the Katlanovo tunnel. The accident happened when a car of NATO forces crashed with the second car of NATO forces convoy, because the second car was near the first. Form the crash one soldier of British contingent of NATO forces has been injured, while his attendant, who wanted to stop the communication, stud before the tunnel, was hit by vehicle of type "Zastava 640". Vehicle hit the soldier and thrown him 8 meters high and when he fell down he died. In the same time, a nine years old girl who was in the vehicle Zastava died.
REFUGEE NUMBER
According to the information of Police station in Tetovo, until yesterday in 17 o’clock, 895 persons went to Kosovo through the borderland Jazhince. 606 persons entered Macedonia from this borderland to help their families, which are settled in Tetovo.
CAMPS
The biggest camp in Macedonia, in which 70.000 persons have been settled, in Saturday officially was closed. In the camp that was visited from the most famous world leaders and famous media persons, now have remained just residues. The last refugees of the camp Stenkovec have been transferred, in Saturday, by eight buses to the camp Neproshteno, where are settled 750 refugees. In camp Stenkovec 2 have remained some thousands of refugees, but they also will be transferred in other camps. The next camp that will be emptied is the Bojane camp.
SUPPORT
According to the daily newspaper Nova Makedonija, the humanitarian aid in medicaments, that is coming from other countries is saved in warehouses in Tetovo and in Skopje and then transported to Kosovo. But the persons who did this understood that there will be control from the Ministry of Interior (MVR), so they emptied the warehouses and during the control MVR inspectors didn’t find anything.
The hospital in Tetovo yesterday took the biggest humanitarian aid ever taken. This Center as one of the biggest in Macedonia gave great contributes in the last months in treating kosovar patients. American humanitarian association "City Hope" gave this help. The head of the Hospital Center in Tetovo, said that this represents realizing of the month ago started project and he is hopping that it will be realized completely.