TELEGRAMS FOR TRAGEDY IN EGYPT AND FLOODS IN BOLIVIA

VATICAN CITY, FEB 21, 2002 (VIS) - Made public today were two telegrams, sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano in the Pope's name, for the fire on a train in Egypt and the floods provoked by torrential rains in Bolivia, both of which events caused numerous victims:

In the telegram sent to Archbishop Marco Dino Brogi O.F.M., apostolic nuncio in Egypt, the Pope presents his condolences to the families of the victims and express the hope that they find "consolation and solidarity in their fellows."

Through Archbishop Edmundo Abastoflor Montero of La Paz, Bolivia, John Paul II transmits his condolences to the families of the dead and invites public institutions to help those who have lost their homes.

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