At least 20 dead in school dormitory fire in Guyana
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- Published Date: 12:41 | 22 May 2023
- Modified Date: 12:46 | 22 May 2023
At least 20 people died in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana, AFP news agency reported on Monday citing a government official.
"Five planes have already taken off to Mahdia to support the regional health officials with additional medical supplies and medivacs," the government said in a statement.
Seven children were prepared to be sent by medivac to Georgetown, it said.
The prime minister is leading a team of cabinet and other officials to Madhia while Minister of Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn is already on the ground.