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Crush on Mt. Meron is one of most difficult civil disasters Israel has ever known, emergency service chief says
From CNN s Andrew Carey
Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene on April 30 following the Lag B Omer festival on Mount Meron in Israel. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
Israel s emergency service director General Eli Bin said on Friday that the Mount Meron crush is one of the most difficult civil disasters the State of Israel has ever known. It is difficult to contain the magnitude of the disaster, Bin, who heads Israel s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service, added in a Friday statement.
I saw twenty-plus CPRs ongoing at the same time: responder describes aftermath of crush
From CNN s John Vause and Andrew Carey
An Israeli military helicopter evacuates injured Jewish pilgrims from Ziv hospital in the Israeli northern city of Safed to the central Israel hospitals. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images
Volunteer EMT Kalanit Taub, a first responder at the scene, told CNN there was “non-stop people to care for in the wake of the crush.
Taub described place where the crush occurred as a horrific scene, and said that there were people giving CPR everywhere she looked.
“Literally, I saw twenty-plus CPRs ongoing at the same time,” Taub said.
President Biden calls deadly Israel crush heartbreaking
From CNN s Betsy Klein
A police officer walks at the scene in Mount Meron on April 30 in Meron, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images
President Joe Biden offered condolences to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday after a crush during a religious celebration at Mount Meron killed at least 45 worshippers Friday.
“The loss of life among worshipers practicing their faith is heartbreaking. I have instructed my team to offer our assistance to the government and people of Israel as they respond to the disaster and care for the wounded,” Biden said in a statement.
The Mount Meron stampede is "one of the worst disasters that Israel has experienced" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to the site.