Int'l factor to be complicit in looming humanitarian disaster - Mitrovica hospital director

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA  - The director of the Clinical and Hospital Centre in the north of Kosovska Mitrovica said on Friday a humanitarian disaster was looming at the hospital without urgent shipments of medicines, medical oxygen and medical supplies and noted that the Pristina authorities would be responsible - and international organisations complicit - if that happened.

"All relevant international factors are familiar with the situation. We also spoke with the UNMIK chief here in Kosovo-Metohija the other day to explain the problems we are facing," Zlatan Elek said at a press conference.

"We hope a humanitarian disaster will be averted in any way possible. In case it is not, all international factors - including UNMIK, OSCE, humanitarian organisations, the World Health Organisation and everyone else - will definitely be complicit," he said.

He said that, in...