The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assists the Bulgarian citizens, evacuated after the fire on the ferry in the Ionian Sea, to leave the island of Corfu. They will arrive tonight in Igoumenitsa, from where they will leave by bus for Bulgaria. Some of our compatriots will be transported to Italy as they wished.
As we have already announced, the first 38 Bulgarian citizens have already left for Bulgaria, and they are expected to arrive in the country at any moment.
According to the Bulgarian consul in Thessaloniki, who has been on the island of Corfu since yesterday to provide assistance on the spot, the two Bulgarians, hospitalized, are in good condition. One has already left the hospital, and the other, who was intubated, has stabilized and is not in danger of death.
According to official information received from the Greek authorities, seven Bulgarian citizens remain unknown after the incident. The Bulgarian Embassy in Athens and our Consulate General in Thessaloniki are in constant contact with the competent local institutions, providing full cooperation.
Bulgarian citizens can look for up-to-date information about their relatives, who traveled on the ferry “Euroferi Olympia”, on the following phone number in the Situation Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 02 948 3051.
