A total of 73 officers from the Armed Forces of Malta and the Department of Civil Protection have left the country on board Patrol Boat P61, for Benghazi in Libya to help aid in connection with the disaster and the floods left behind by Storm Daniel.

Between Tuesday night and Wednesday the ferry disembarked from the Grand Harbour with the team of officers, along with two vehicles and marine units of the Department of - Civil Protection, as well as supplies of food and essentials.

Before their voyage, the Minister for the Interior, Security, Reforms and Equality Byron Camilleri, accompanied by the Director General of Civil Protection, Peter Paul Coleiro, and the Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, Brigadier Clinton O'Neill, greeted these workers.

In his comments Camilleri explained how in a few hours, post cabinet decision, all the preparations began for this team to join the rescue team in Libya.

Whilst thanking all the officers who immediately agreed to leave our country to save and protect in Libya, he said that this gesture shows how “Malta has once again chosen to be in solidarity with people in need”.