Third migrant loses leg to frostbite at Lithuania-Belarus border: Reports
Another migrant has lost their leg to frostbite after being pushed across the Lithuanian border from Belarus, according to Lithuania's public broadcaster.
An Egyptian national had to have his leg amputated at a hospital in Lithuania on Thursday because of prolonged exposure to wet and cold conditions, LRT reported on Friday.
This is the third case this year, with two Sri Lankan men reportedly losing their legs to frostbite last month after being trapped in A sub-zero no-man's land between Belarus and Lithuania.
Amid a geo-political spat between the two that started in 2021, Lithuania has accused Belarus of pushing migrants across the border -- at times barefoot -- in an attempt to exert pressure on the country.
Lithuania, for its part, has been accused of pushing the migrants -- who are predominantly from the Middle East and South East Asia -- back into Belarussian territory, in a situation likened to ping pong.
This created a humanitarian crisis on the borders of the two countries, with men, women and children camped out in freezing conditions in limbo, with neither country taking responsibility.
“Two Egyptians are currently in hospital," Red Cross spokesperson Luka Lesauskaitė was quoted as saying by LRT.
"One man is in a very difficult situation, he is in great shock. The doctors told him that part of his leg had to be removed, and he was very resistant, he did not want to do it,” she added.
It is not clear if there are other migrants in serious condition on the border, with the Lesauskaitė saying her humanitarian organisation did not have this information.
She said the Red Cross is informed about migrants with health problems when they apply for aslyum.
According to the Lithuanian border guard, migrants were taken to
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