BPA evacuate 3 containers loaded with highly dangerous materials at Umm Qasr port

Economy

17-09-2020, 12:21

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Baghdad - INA

The Border Ports Authority evacuated 3 containers loaded with highly dangerous materials at the northern port of Umm Qasr.

The authority stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), today, Thursday, that "the containers that were evacuated at the northern port of Umm Qasr belong to the Ministry of Electricity and in the presence of its representative and a committee formed for this purpose from the security agencies working at the border crossing."

He added, "The evacuation process took place after completing all its procedures and transporting it safely to its final destination to eliminate its threat to government departments and population centers."